Total Crime Rate

57.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 13.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Holway Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 798th 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 Upper Holway Road (TA1 2PY) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Holway Road (TA1 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Lilac Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Holway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Warwick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Harnell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bramble Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holway Deane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Juniper Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broughton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Broughton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hazel Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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