Total Crime Rate

113.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.1 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 113.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 99.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.5 9/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Compass Rise area has the 39th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 395th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Compass Rise (TA1 4PP) in the last 12 months was 113.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compass Rise (TA1 4PP), 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 Compass Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compass Hill —
Apr 2026Burglary Osborne Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compass Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compass Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compass Hill —
Apr 2026Burglary Compass Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Compass Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Compass Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compass Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Compass Hill —
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Data Sources

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