Crime Rates at Westgate Street, Taunton, TA1 4EY

Westgate Street area has the 49th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 501st highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westgate Street (TA1 4EY) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Street (TA1 4EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.