Postcode · Bridgwater
Crime in TA7 9JP
How much crime is recorded in TA7 9JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westonzoyland, Ashcott & Cossington
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,280 (2024)
TA7 9JPBridgwater
How safe is TA7 9JP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA7 9JP 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
21.0
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).
TA7 9JPNational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Burglary13.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.12.4
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.