So you are thinking of moving to Bridgwater in Somerset? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Bridgwater is on the up an up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Bridgwater the land of milk and honey or are Burnham on Sea, Highbridge and North Petherton a lot better? Time to find out.
Crime in Bridgwater
Using the latest Police street crime figures for the month of August 2020 we have compiled a table of the most voilent Policing areas in and around Bridgwater. Naturally the more urban and more central areas will have a higher rate of crime, but often you can be surprised when that is not the case and that is the area you want to move to.
| Polcing Area | Voilent Crimes |
|---|---|
| Bridgwater and Taunton Canal | 196 |
| Bridgwater | 194 |
| Hamp | 160 |
| Sydenham | 142 |
| Dunwear | 32 |
| Horsey | 31 |
| Chilton Trinity | 28 |
| Knowle | 7 |
| Durleigh | 4 |
| Fowler’s Plot | 2 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has crime statistics for Bridgwater. These statitics are published by the government every 2-3 years. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Bridgwater. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Bridgwater Dunwear (Best) | 11926/32845 |
| Bridgwater Wyndham | 14122/32845 |
| Bridgwater Victoria | 16274/32845 |
| Bridgwater Fairfax | 16420/32845 |
| Puriton and Woolavington | 20652/32845 |
| King's Isle | 21900/32845 |
| Cannington and Wembdon | 22942/32845 |
| Bridgwater Westover | 6393/32845 |
| Bridgwater Eastover | 8879/32845 |
| Bridgwater Hamp (Worst) | 9780/32845 |
Bridgwater: like an open cesspit, the thickest sh*ts tend to accumulate here
Your Health in Bridgwater
If you are thinking of moving to Bridgwater, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out and how Bridgwater compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
| Local Authority | Very Bad | Bad | Fair | Good | Very Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Somerset | 1.18% | 4.09% | 13.66% | 34.77% | 46.31% |
| Sedgemoor (Bridgwater) | 1.16% | 4.36% | 14.77% | 35.16% | 44.55% |
| Mid Devon | 0.96% | 3.58% | 13.37% | 35.44% | 46.64% |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bridgwater. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Bridgwater. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst;
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Bridgwater Eastover (Best) | 10716/32845 |
| Bridgwater Hamp | 11586/32845 |
| Bridgwater Dunwear | 11588/32845 |
| Bridgwater Fairfax | 12208/32845 |
| Bridgwater Victoria | 14532/32845 |
| Bridgwater Wyndham | 16837/32845 |
| Puriton and Woolavington | 19594/32845 |
| Cannington and Wembdon | 19642/32845 |
| King's Isle | 20085/32845 |
| Bridgwater Westover (Worst) | 8582/32845 |
"I hate life and Watchet" - said a poignant piece of graffiti
Deprivation in Bridgwater
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average Index of Multiple Deprivation rank of all the LSOAs in the wards in and around Bridgwater. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Bridgwater Fairfax (Best) | 10563/32845 |
| Bridgwater Victoria | 14879/32845 |
| King's Isle | 16010/32845 |
| Puriton and Woolavington | 18484/32845 |
| Bridgwater Wyndham | 18580/32845 |
| Cannington and Wembdon | 22339/32845 |
| Bridgwater Westover | 6182/32845 |
| Bridgwater Dunwear | 7916/32845 |
| Bridgwater Hamp | 8800/32845 |
| Bridgwater Eastover (Worst) | 8856/32845 |
“I hate life and Watchet” – said a poignant piece of graffiti
Bridgwater, take your time driving through (with the doors locked)
Bridgwater: like an open cesspit, the thickest sh*ts tend to accumulate here
Wiveliscombe: sh*te rolled down hill and collected in one glorious cesspit
Glastonbury: it’s hard to find anyone who isn’t blowing shamanic smoke up their own ****
Bristol: A battle between hipster and yokel
Frome: Trapped in Vegan Hell
Minehead, Grockels come to here to paddle their hairy toes in the sea
Wells – Posh veneer, **** underbelly