Crime Rates at Eastleigh Road, Taunton, TA1 2YA

Eastleigh Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Taunton East , and the 706th lowest crime rate of 1,847 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 Eastleigh Road (TA1 2YA) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastleigh Road (TA1 2YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Reach, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trinity Road (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.