Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Mulberry Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 829th 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 Mulberry Close (TA1 2LT) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mulberry Close (TA1 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near Broughton Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mulberry Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stoke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broughton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mulberry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dunkleys Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fields End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Larkspur Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fields End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Dunkleys Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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