Total Crime Rate

474.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

182.9 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 474.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 182.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 123.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.7 10/10
  • Public order 67.9 10/10
  • Other theft 38.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Robbery 20.7 10/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cranmer Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 46th 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 Cranmer Road (TA1 1YE) in the last 12 months was 474.9 per 1,000 residents and was 128.3% 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 Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 182.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranmer Road (TA1 1YE), 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 Cranmer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theaks Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hugo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priory Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Priory Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theaks Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priory Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priory Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priory Park —
Apr 2026Robbery Priory Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Priory Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wintersfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wintersfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wintersfield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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