Total Crime Rate

227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 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 227.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 154.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

This area has the 18th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 158th 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 This (TA2 6RN) in the last 12 months was 227.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode TA2 6RN, 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 TA2 6RN area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hilly Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hilly Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prowses Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill House Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilly Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Close Under investigation
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 Under investigation
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marshall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marshall Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hilly Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hilly Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hilly Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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