Crime Rates at Wellington Road, Taunton, TA1 5LF

Wellington Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 465th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (TA1 5LF) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (TA1 5LF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 245 crimes here, including 191 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.