Total Crime Rate

87.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Orion Drive area has the 39th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 555th 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 Orion Drive (TA6 7BF) in the last 12 months was 87.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orion Drive (TA6 7BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Halesleigh Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coronation Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Orion Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halesleigh Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halesleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Halesleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halesleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halesleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B3339 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brymore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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