Crime Rates at Belvedere Gardens, Taunton, TA1 1NR

Belvedere Gardens area has the 18th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 132nd 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 Belvedere Gardens (TA1 1NR) in the last 12 months was 223.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 135.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belvedere Gardens (TA1 1NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 188 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.