Total Crime Rate

223.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 223.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

French Weir Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 1,848 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 French Weir Avenue (TA1 1XH) in the last 12 months was 223.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% higher than the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West average (207.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 135.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around French Weir Avenue (TA1 1XH), the main crime hotspot is near Chip Lane. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in French Weir Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chip Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A3027 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cleveland Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chip Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chip Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Drugs French Weir Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chip Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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