Postcode · Bridgwater
Crime in TA6 7BQ
How much crime is recorded in TA6 7BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bridgwater South
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,783 (2024)
TA6 7BQBridgwater
How safe is TA6 7BQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 105.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA6 7BQ area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
105.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
234
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 7BQNational
Violence and sexual offences85.323.6
Shoplifting44.18.4
Anti-social behaviour33.510.7
Public order21.14.6
Other theft11.64.5
Robbery11.31.4
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Burglary9.89.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other crime4.21.5
Drugs3.12.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.