Crime Rates at Burns Road, Taunton, TA1 2HU

Burns 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 Burns Road (TA1 2HU) 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 Burns Road (TA1 2HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keats Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Drive (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.