Total Crime Rate

92.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Haywood Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 486th 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 Haywood Road (TA1 2LL) in the last 12 months was 92.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haywood Road (TA1 2LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lisieux Way, where police recorded 34 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.

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Crime Over Time in Haywood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lisieux Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harnell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holway Deane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Warwick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lisieux Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lisieux Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wimborne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbourne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bramble Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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