Crime Rates at Crossway, Taunton, TA1 2DG

Crossway 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 Crossway (TA1 2DG) 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 Crossway (TA1 2DG), 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.