Total Crime Rate
34.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cheer Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 590th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cheer Lane (TA7 0EX) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Bridgwater East & Bawdrip average (120.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheer Lane (TA7 0EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranwell Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Judy'S Orchard (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Judy'S Orchard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Judy'S Orchard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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