Crime Rate in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West, ward

Bishop's Hull & Taunton West has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 270th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 18th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West in the last 12 months was 207.3 per 1,000 residents and was 137.9% higher than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bishop's Hull & Taunton West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 885 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , down -38.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 94.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,254 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 132 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.