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

Middle Street 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 Middle Street (TA1 1SJ) 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 Middle Street (TA1 1SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 317 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/135)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Middle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Priory Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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