Crime Rates at St Augustine Street, Taunton, TA1 1QL

St Augustine Street area has the 54th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 677th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Augustine Street (TA1 1QL) in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Augustine Street (TA1 1QL), 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.