Total Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 17.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Essex Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Drive (TA1 4JZ) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Essex Drive (TA1 4JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pitts Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burch'S Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Galmington Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Statham Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Statham Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Burch'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burch'S Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Pitts Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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