Crime Rates at Upper Wood Street, Taunton, TA1 1TZ

Upper Wood Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 290th 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 Upper Wood Street (TA1 1TZ) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Wood Street (TA1 1TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.