Total Crime Rate

143.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.7 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 143.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 128.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 107.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Upper Holway Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 294th 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 Upper Holway Road (TA1 2HD) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 128.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Holway Road (TA1 2HD), the main crime hotspot is near Keats Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Holway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fields End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keats Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fields End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Dunkleys Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parmin Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broughton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mulberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dunkleys Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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