Crap Towns / Bridgwater / Crime

How much crime is there in Bridgwater?

The police recorded 147 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Bridgwater from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.9 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 73.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 159, up from 138 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	138	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	144	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	159	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	73.2	34.1
Shoplifting	19.1	7.1
Public order	16.7	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	12.0	7.0
Other theft	8.2	5.4
Burglary	3.8	3.1
Vehicle crime	3.0	3.8
Other crime	2.9	2.0
Drugs	2.9	2.4
Robbery	2.5	0.6
Bicycle theft	1.4	0.5
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Highbridge	11.0 km	149
Bridgwater	–	147
Glastonbury	20.7 km	130
Weston-super-Mare	24.7 km	113
Taunton	13.7 km	111
Burnham-on-Sea	13.0 km	72.9
Wellington	22.5 km	68.1
Street	18.4 km	57.1
Cheddar	23.2 km	53.3
Somerton	20.1 km	50.3
Ilminster	23.0 km	45.8
The typical town	–	76.2