Total Crime Rate
26.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodrush Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 436th 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 Woodrush Close (TA1 3XB) in the last 12 months was 26.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% lower than the Blackdown & Neroche average (81.6 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodrush Close (TA1 3XB), the main crime hotspot is near Hawthorn Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Taunton South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mulberry Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Larkspur Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stoke Road | Under investigation |
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