Total Crime Rate
8.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wembdon Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wembdon Road (TA6 7DN) in the last 12 months was 8.6 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% lower than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Wembdon Road (TA6 7DN), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halesleigh Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Halesleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halesleigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halesleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Halesleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lyndale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Halswell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Milton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Milton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Milton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Halswell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Halswell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halswell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Matthews Green | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Matthew'S Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Matthew'S Field | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Matthew'S Field | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Matthews Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Matthews Green | Under investigation |
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