Total Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 34.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 2YE) 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 2YE), the main crime hotspot is near Trinity Road. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blake Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Burns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burns Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Leycroft Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruskin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leycroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leycroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leycroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road —
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Data Sources

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