Crime Rates at Raps Close, Taunton, TA1 2UY

Raps Close area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 20th 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 Raps Close (TA1 2UY) in the last 12 months was 617.7 per 1,000 residents and was 715.3% higher than the Monkton & North Curry average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 425.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 193.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raps Close (TA1 2UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heron Gate, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.