Total Crime Rate

74.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 74.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 26.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bacon Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 664th 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 Bacon Drive (TA1 2LH) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bacon Drive (TA1 2LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lisieux Way, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hornbeam Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bacon Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Holway Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lisieux Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenwyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Holway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Holway Close —
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisieux Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harnell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harnell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harnell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Harnell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenwyn Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broughton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Lilac Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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