Total Crime Rate

252.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 252.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.6 9/10
  • Public order 44.0 10/10
  • Other theft 40.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wellington New Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 107th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Wellington New Road (TA1 5LU) in the last 12 months was 252.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington New Road (TA1 5LU), the main crime hotspot is near Musgrove Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Musgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Belmont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornishway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belmont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chaffinch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaffinch Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornishway North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Smithy Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Musgrove Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Musgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Musgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Musgrove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornishway West —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galmington Close —
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Data Sources

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