Total Crime Rate

382.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

262.1 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 382.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 262.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 210.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.2 10/10
  • Public order 42.2 10/10
  • Other theft 27.1 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Leycroft Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 59th 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 Leycroft Road (TA1 2EF) in the last 12 months was 382.5 per 1,000 residents and was 115.3% 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 262.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leycroft Road (TA1 2EF), the main crime hotspot is near Alfred Street. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leycroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snedden Grove Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting A358 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Somerset Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kershaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambrook Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chritchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Margarets Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime A358 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A358 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambrook Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting A358 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A358 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft A358 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leycroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leycroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leycroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charter Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lambrook Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hamilton Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snedden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Snedden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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