Total Crime Rate

115.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 381st highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (TA6 7AA) in the last 12 months was 115.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (TA6 7AA), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Place
Apr 2026Robbery Milton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Square Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halesleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coleridge Green
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyndale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lyndale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Halesleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halesleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Matthews Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Matthews Green
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halesleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halesleigh Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthews Green Under investigation

Data Sources

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