Total Crime Rate

489.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

195.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 489.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 195.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.1 10/10
  • Public order 60.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • 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

The Octagon area has the 8th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 42nd 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 The Octagon (TA1 1RT) in the last 12 months was 489.5 per 1,000 residents and was 135.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 195.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Octagon (TA1 1RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paul Street, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Street (74 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Octagon area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/115)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Billetfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Paul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalene Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paul Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Paul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatehouse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Paul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paul Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Paul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Paul Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Magdalene Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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