Crime Rates at The Courtyard, Taunton, TA1 1JR

The Courtyard area has the highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 2nd 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 Courtyard (TA1 1JR) in the last 12 months was 3061.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1377.0% 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 208 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 338 (≈ 1305.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Courtyard (TA1 1JR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 282 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.