Total Crime Rate

154.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 154.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Alma Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 263rd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alma Street (TA1 3AH) in the last 12 months was 154.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower than the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West average (208.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 103.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Street (TA1 3AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Reach, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Billet Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alma Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Billetfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billet Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billet Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tancred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Reach
Apr 2026Other theft Tancred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Reach
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Reach
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Billet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Billet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Billet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Billet Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Reach
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Reach Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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