Postcode · Bridgwater
Crime in TA6 5DL
How much crime is recorded in TA6 5DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bridgwater East
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,076 (2024)
TA6 5DLBridgwater
How safe is TA6 5DL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA6 5DL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
191
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).
TA6 5DLNational
Shoplifting96.48.4
Violence and sexual offences48.923.6
Criminal damage and arson12.44.7
Burglary10.19.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Public order6.04.6
Other theft5.04.5
Robbery4.81.4
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 93% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.