Total Crime Rate

91.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 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 91.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Brent Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bridgwater East & Bawdrip , and the 527th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Brent Road (TA7 8LF) in the last 12 months was 91.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brent Road (TA7 8LF), the main crime hotspot is near Cossington Lane. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brent Road area

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Data Sources

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