Total Crime Rate

85.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Footlands Close area has the 54th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 533rd highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Footlands Close (TA1 3RE) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% lower than the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West average (207.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 450.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Footlands Close (TA1 3RE), the main crime hotspot is near Fons George Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Footlands Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Churchill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churchill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kinglake Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fons George Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fons George Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fons George Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fons George Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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