Total Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 65.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Eastbourne Road area has the 61st highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 759th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastbourne Road (TA1 1ST) in the last 12 months was 65.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastbourne Road (TA1 1ST), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Eastbourne Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theaks Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranmer Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Reach —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Reach —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson East Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft East Reach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Reach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatehouse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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