Total Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 50.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Holway Avenue area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 892nd 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 Holway Avenue (TA1 3AR) in the last 12 months was 50.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holway Avenue (TA1 3AR), 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 Holway Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theaks Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Public order Holway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theaks Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road —
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Data Sources

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