Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 32.6 7/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Robbery 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

This area has the 26th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 251st highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (TA1 1PH) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode TA1 1PH, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in TA1 1PH area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coal Orchard
Apr 2026Other theft Trenchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Coal Orchard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Trenchard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edward Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edward Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taunton
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taunton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taunton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taunton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Priory Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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