Total Crime Rate
115.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Milton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Milton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Milton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coleridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Square | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halesleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coleridge Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lyndale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Halesleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halesleigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Matthews Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Matthews Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Halesleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halesleigh Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Matthews Green | Under investigation |
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