Total Crime Rate

1282.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

777.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1282.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 777.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 617.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 178.4 10/10
  • Public order 126.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.9 10/10
  • Other theft 66.9 10/10
  • Robbery 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Station Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Station Road (TA1 1PD) in the last 12 months was 1282.5 per 1,000 residents and was 516.6% higher 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 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 209 (≈ 777.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (TA1 1PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Black Horse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Black Horse Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Trenchard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Trenchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coal Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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