Total Crime Rate

77.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 77.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Brooke Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 634th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brooke Road (TA1 2HP) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooke Road (TA1 2HP), 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 Brooke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Margarets Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leycroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambrook Road —
Apr 2026Public order Lambrook Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambrook Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parmin Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Burns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Court —
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Data Sources

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