Total Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gwyther Mead area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gwyther Mead (TA1 5FD) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gwyther Mead (TA1 5FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kennel Field Drive, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Field Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishop's Hull & Taunton West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Field Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gwyther Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stonegallows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stonegallows | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennel Field Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Desmond Rochford Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Field Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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