Crime Rates at Maxwell Street, Taunton, TA2 6HS

Maxwell Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 94th 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 Maxwell Street (TA2 6HS) in the last 12 months was 277.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% 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 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belvedere Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.