Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Public order 27.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Eastgate Gardens area has the 51st highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 545th 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 Eastgate Gardens (TA1 1RE) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ).

In the area around Eastgate Gardens (TA1 1RE), the main crime hotspot is near Billet Street. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastgate Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theaks Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Haydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wilfred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wilfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalene Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Magdalene Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatehouse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tancred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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