Total Crime Rate

300.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 300.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 69.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Public order 37.9 10/10
  • Robbery 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 97th 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 Wellington Road (TA1 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 300.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (TA1 4EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 28 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compass Hill —
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 2026Other theft Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Compass Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Compass Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Compass Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compass Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compass Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compass Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compass Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compass Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Osborne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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