Total Crime Rate

320.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

211.8 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 320.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 211.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Moorland Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 85th 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 Moorland Road (TA1 2DA) in the last 12 months was 320.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , 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 72 (≈ 211.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moorland Road (TA1 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moorland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Six Acres Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiralty Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charter Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charter Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outer Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outer Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Outer Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Outer Circle —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomfield Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outer Circle Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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