Total Crime Rate
96.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Belmont Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 486th 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 Belmont Road (TA1 5NS) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Belmont Road (TA1 5NS), the main crime hotspot is near Musgrove Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bishop's Hull & Taunton West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornishway South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Southwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Musgrove Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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