Crime Rates at Winchester Street, Taunton, TA1 1QQ

Winchester Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 236th 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 Winchester Street (TA1 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 164.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winchester Street (TA1 1QQ), the main crime hotspot is near East Reach. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.