Crime Rates at Outer Circle, Taunton, TA1 2BS

Outer Circle area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 264th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Outer Circle (TA1 2BS) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Outer Circle (TA1 2BS), 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.