Crime Rates at Beaufort Road, Taunton, TA1 1BN

Beaufort Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 174th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beaufort Road (TA1 1BN) in the last 12 months was 192.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaufort Road (TA1 1BN), 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.