Crime Rates at Sycamore Close, Taunton, TA1 2QJ

Sycamore 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 Sycamore Close (TA1 2QJ) 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 Sycamore Close (TA1 2QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lilac Close, where police recorded 24 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.