Bridgwater North
Middle areaNorth east Somerset. 8,142 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Bridgwater North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bridgwater North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bridgwater North at a rate of 168.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 650 |
| Other crime | 215 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 196 |
| Shoplifting | 137 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 74 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Robbery | 18 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bridgwater North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bridgwater North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bridgwater North at a rate of 168.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 124 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bridgwater North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (650), other crime (215) and anti-social behaviour (196).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Somerset
These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Somerset and not Bridgwater North alone. See Somerset
Bridgwater North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bridgwater North was £206,500 in 2025.
Bridgwater North had 7,869 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Bridgwater North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bridgwater North, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.