Crime Rates at Firepool View, Taunton, TA1 1NY

Firepool View area has the 35th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 311th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Firepool View (TA1 1NY) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% lower than the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West average (208.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firepool View (TA1 1NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priory Park, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wintersfield (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.