Crime Rates at Staplegrove Road, Taunton, TA1 1DG

Staplegrove Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 200th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Staplegrove Road (TA1 1DG) in the last 12 months was 189.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% lower than the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West average (208.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staplegrove Road (TA1 1DG), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.