Total Crime Rate

343.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.8 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 343.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Other theft 31.6 10/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Robbery 11.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • 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
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

Duke Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Duke Street (TA1 1SR) in the last 12 months was 343.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 185.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Street (TA1 1SR), 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 Duke Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Billetfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Magdalene Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theaks Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theaks Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tancred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tancred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Wilfred Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wilfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdalene Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Billet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wintersfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wintersfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wintersfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wintersfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Billet Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Duke Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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