Crime Rates at Southleigh Road, Taunton, TA1 2XZ

Southleigh Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 862nd lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southleigh Road (TA1 2XZ) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southleigh Road (TA1 2XZ), the main crime hotspot is near Wordsworth Drive. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.