Total Crime Rate

225.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 225.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Public order 47.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Portman Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 128th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portman Road (TA6 6ST) in the last 12 months was 225.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 158.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portman Road (TA6 6ST), the main crime hotspot is near Portman Drive. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portman Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portman Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyers Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baymead Meadow —
Sep 2025Public order Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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