Total Crime Rate

185.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 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 185.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 47.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Calvados Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Calvados Road (TA1 2LA) in the last 12 months was 185.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Calvados Road (TA1 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lisieux Way, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broughton Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Calvados Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broughton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harnell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harnell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parmin Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery Lisieux Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lisieux Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lisieux Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lisieux Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lisieux Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harnell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lisieux Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisieux Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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