Total Crime Rate

2.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 2.5 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Taunton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 5 local areas in Ashton Waterloo , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Tameside .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taunton Road (OL7 9DU) in the last 12 months was 2.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1027.3% higher than the Ashton Waterloo average (0.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2019. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -92.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -92.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Road (OL7 9DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Atlas Street, where police recorded 1 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clive Street (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Road area

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Data Sources

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