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Crime · Bridgwater
Reported crime in Bridgwater
7,575 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 194 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
7,575
Rate / 1,000
194
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3,049 | 40% |
| Anti social behaviour | 1,172 | 15% |
| Shoplifting | 1,097 | 14% |
| Public order | 561 | 7% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 454 | 6% |
| Other theft | 349 | 5% |
| Burglary | 189 | 2% |
| Vehicle crime | 168 | 2% |
| Robbery | 156 | 2% |
| Other crime | 149 | 2% |
| Drugs | 87 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 76 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 43 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 25 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sept | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 267 | 281 | 263 | 256 | 258 | 297 | 227 | 235 | 235 | 285 | 225 | 220 | 3049 |
| Anti social behaviour | 92 | 89 | 53 | 80 | 86 | 107 | 114 | 119 | 110 | 112 | 130 | 80 | 1172 |
| Shoplifting | 78 | 72 | 49 | 58 | 73 | 89 | 102 | 95 | 85 | 136 | 134 | 126 | 1097 |
| Public order | 72 | 70 | 53 | 66 | 53 | 71 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 561 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 | 42 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 35 | 47 | 42 | 44 | 60 | 44 | 24 | 454 |
| Other theft | 40 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 349 |
| Burglary | 10 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 189 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 168 |
| Robbery | 20 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 156 |
| Other crime | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 149 |
| Drugs | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 87 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 76 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 43 |
| Theft from the person | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25 | |
| Total | 662 | 650 | 541 | 582 | 594 | 696 | 632 | 640 | 603 | 735 | 670 | 570 | 7575 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Bridgwater, Oct 2025 to Sept 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 38,952.