Crime Rates at Leycroft Road, Taunton, TA1 2ED

Leycroft Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 65th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Leycroft Road (TA1 2ED) in the last 12 months was 358.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% higher 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 225.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leycroft Road (TA1 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A358, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alfred Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.