Total Crime Rate

163.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 163.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowan Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 241st highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowan Drive (TA1 2QL) in the last 12 months was 163.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 121.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowan Drive (TA1 2QL), the main crime hotspot is near Hornbeam Close. Police recorded 35 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 Rowan Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Close —
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 2026Other theft Hazel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lilac Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larch Close —
Apr 2026Public order Haydon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Juniper Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willow Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juniper Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lower Holway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Holway Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Holway Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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