Total Crime Rate

172.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 172.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 135.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.9 10/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Hilly Park area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 222nd 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 Hilly Park (TA2 6RL) in the last 12 months was 172.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 135.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilly Park (TA2 6RL), the main crime hotspot is near Hilly Park. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hilly Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilly Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prowses Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilly Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilly Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilly Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marshall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilly Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hilly Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hilly Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hilly Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hilly Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilly Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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