Total Crime Rate

334.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 334.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 93.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.1 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wellington Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 74th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Wellington Road (TA1 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 334.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% higher 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 Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (TA1 4EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shuttern Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Osborne Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Public order Osborne Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shuttern Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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