Total Crime Rate

229.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.7 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 229.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Park Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 155th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Street (TA1 4DA) in the last 12 months was 229.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Street (TA1 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Corporation Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tower Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenbrook Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Taunton Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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