Total Crime Rate

184.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Public order 26.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railway Cottages area has the 12th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 186th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railway Cottages (TA7 0AP) in the last 12 months was 184.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower than the Bridgwater South average (266.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 120.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Cottages (TA7 0AP), the main crime hotspot is near Littlemoor Drove, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Cottages area

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Data Sources

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