Crime Rates at The Avenue, Taunton, TA1 1EA

The Avenue 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 The Avenue (TA1 1EA) 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 The Avenue (TA1 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chip Lane, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.