Crime Rates at Raps Green, Taunton, TA1 2UT

Raps Green area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 31st 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 Raps Green (TA1 2UT) in the last 12 months was 563.0 per 1,000 residents and was 532.5% higher than the Monkton & North Curry average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 231.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raps Green (TA1 2UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heron Gate, where police recorded 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Road (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.