Total Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pollards Way area has the 47th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 484th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pollards Way (TA1 1AD) in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower than the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West average (207.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pollards Way (TA1 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pollards Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taunton Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tower Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbrook Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbrook Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Horse Lane β€”

Data Sources

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