Crime Rates at St Margarets Court, Taunton, TA1 2UD

St Margarets Court area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 397th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Margarets Court (TA1 2UD) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 68.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Court (TA1 2UD), the main crime hotspot is near Alfred Street. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.