Crime Rates at Keeper Close, Taunton, TA1 1DY

Keeper Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 4th 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 Keeper Close (TA1 1DY) in the last 12 months was 1758.4 per 1,000 residents and was 748.2% higher 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 185 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 240 (≈ 892.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keeper Close (TA1 1DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priory Park, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wintersfield (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.