Postcode · Bridgwater
Crime in TA5 2AX
How much crime is recorded in TA5 2AX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wembdon & Chilton Trinity
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,506 (2024)
TA5 2AXBridgwater
How safe is TA5 2AX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA5 2AX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TA5 2AXNational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Burglary11.99.1
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.