Postcode · Bridgwater
Crime in TA7 8PA
How much crime is recorded in TA7 8PA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,763 (2024)
How safe is TA7 8PA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA7 8PA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
TA7 8PANational
Violence and sexual offences26.423.6
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 79% 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.