Total Crime Rate

181.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 181.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Other crime 17.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Inner Circle area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 210th 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 Inner Circle (TA1 2BP) in the last 12 months was 181.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Taunton East average (177.6 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 Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inner Circle (TA1 2BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inner Circle, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crossway (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Inner Circle area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inner Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Orchard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outer Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Huish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Inner Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inner Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inner Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Outer Circle —
Apr 2026Other theft Outer Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outer Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outer Circle Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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