Crap Towns / Highbridge / Crime

How much crime is there in Highbridge?

The police recorded 149 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Highbridge from September 2023 to August 2026, 2.0 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 79.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 131, down from 165 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	165	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	152	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	131	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	79.2	34.1
Shoplifting	18.1	7.1
Public order	14.6	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	9.7	7.0
Other theft	7.9	5.4
Other crime	5.1	2.0
Burglary	4.4	3.1
Vehicle crime	3.4	3.8
Drugs	3.0	2.4
Robbery	2.3	0.6
Bicycle theft	1.1	0.5
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Highbridge	–	149
Bridgwater	11.0 km	147
Glastonbury	19.9 km	130
Weston-super-Mare	13.8 km	113
Taunton	24.3 km	111
Wells	22.3 km	77.5
Burnham-on-Sea	2.6 km	72.9
Street	19.5 km	57.1
Cheddar	14.9 km	53.3
Somerton	24.6 km	50.3
Yatton	21.7 km	49.2
The typical town	–	76.2