Crime Rates at Roman Road, Taunton, TA1 2BG

Roman Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roman Road (TA1 2BG) in the last 12 months was 130.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Taunton East average (183.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roman Road (TA1 2BG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.