Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tappers Lane area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 825th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tappers Lane (TA6 6SH) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% lower than the Bridgwater South average (266.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tappers Lane (TA6 6SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quantock Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Beeches (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tappers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Watery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quantock Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hammet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyers Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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