Total Crime Rate

123.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 123.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Other theft 28.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Pitts Close area has the 37th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 354th 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 Pitts Close (TA1 4TP) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pitts Close (TA1 4TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pitts Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Galmington Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pitts Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pitts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaunton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pitts Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ramshorn Close —
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Data Sources

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