Postcode · Bridgwater
Crime in TA5 2HY
How much crime is recorded in TA5 2HY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cannington, Combwich & Nether Stowey
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,220 (2024)
TA5 2HYBridgwater
How safe is TA5 2HY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA5 2HY 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
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 2HYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.14.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.