Crime Rates at Hammets Wharf, Taunton, TA1 1JY

Hammets Wharf 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 Hammets Wharf (TA1 1JY) 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 Hammets Wharf (TA1 1JY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 248 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.