Total Crime Rate

198.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.8 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 198.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 130.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Queen Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 190th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Street (TA1 3DS) in the last 12 months was 198.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 130.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Street (TA1 3DS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Queen Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order East Reach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Reach
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Haydon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Reach Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theaks Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theaks Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street
Apr 2026Other theft Tancred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tancred Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order East Reach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kings Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Josephs Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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