Total Crime Rate

366.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 366.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 253.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maxwell Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 66th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Maxwell Street (TA2 6HS) in the last 12 months was 366.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.2% higher 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 Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maxwell Street (TA2 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chip Lane, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winston Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maxwell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft William Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuels Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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