Crime Rates at Priory Bridge Road, Taunton, TA1 1QA

Priory Bridge Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 46th 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 Priory Bridge Road (TA1 1QA) in the last 12 months was 474.9 per 1,000 residents and was 128.3% 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 Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 182.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Bridge Road (TA1 1QA), 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.