Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walnut Close area has the 62nd lowest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 881st highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Walnut Close (TA1 5HP) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Close (TA1 5HP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamwood Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chaffinch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mountway Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mountway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaffinch Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornishway North Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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