Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 83.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Leslie Avenue area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 586th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leslie Avenue (TA2 6JN) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leslie Avenue (TA2 6JN), 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 Leslie Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samuels Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Palmerston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chip Lane Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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