Crime Rates at Upper Holway Road, Taunton, TA1 2HF

Upper Holway Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 798th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 2HF) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Holway Road (TA1 2HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keats Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lilac Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.