Total Crime Rate

243.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 243.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 191.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Alder Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 116th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Alder Close (TA1 2QP) in the last 12 months was 243.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 210.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alder Close (TA1 2QP), 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 Alder Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Warwick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hazel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holway Deane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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