Crime Rates at Wilton Street, Taunton, TA1 3LL

Wilton Street 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 Wilton Street (TA1 3LL) 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 Wilton Street (TA1 3LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fons George Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.