Bridgwater Town Centre vs Chard Rural West

Bridgwater Town Centre has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,947 crimes in the last 12 months. Chard Rural West has a safety score of 79/100 (Safe) with 100 crimes. Chard Rural West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Bridgwater Town Centre shows a year-on-year crime trend of +39.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Chard Rural West shows -33.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Bridgwater Town Centre, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,500 incidents). In Chard Rural West, it is Violent Crime (55 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Bridgwater Town Centre recorded 690 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Chard Rural West recorded 13. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Bridgwater Town Centre totalled 1,500 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 55 in Chard Rural West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Bridgwater Town Centre recorded 2,831 crimes (now 3,947, a change of +39.4%). Chard Rural West recorded 150 crimes previously (now 100, -33.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Bridgwater Town Centre has a resolution rate of 26.5% and Chard Rural West has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Bridgwater Town Centre falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Chard Rural West is covered by Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Bridgwater Town Centre and Chard Rural West. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.