Total Crime Rate

139.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 139.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

King Alfred Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 299th 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 King Alfred Close (TA6 6XX) in the last 12 months was 139.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Bridgwater South average (266.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 135.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Alfred Close (TA6 6XX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clare Street, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princess Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Alfred Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baymead Meadow —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Walk —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princess Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clare Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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