Total Crime Rate

161.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.9 10/10
  • Burglary 19.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Park Cottages area has the 25th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 244th 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 Park Cottages (TA1 3JX) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Cottages (TA1 3JX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guildford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Georges Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Upper High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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