Total Crime Rate

334.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

239.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 334.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 239.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.8 10/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Robbery 19.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Albert Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 78th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Street (TA6 7ET) in the last 12 months was 334.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 239.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Street (TA6 7ET), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Albert Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penel Orlieu
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Milton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Halswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penel Orlieu
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penel Orlieu Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friarn Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friarn Avenue
Apr 2026Robbery Friarn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friarn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friarn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friarn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penel Orlieu Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Matthew'S Field
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Matthew'S Field Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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