Crime Rates at Cheddon Road, Taunton, TA2 7AY

Cheddon Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 136th 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 Cheddon Road (TA2 7AY) in the last 12 months was 244.9 per 1,000 residents and was 175.1% higher than the Monkton & North Curry average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -59.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 196.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheddon Road (TA2 7AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rydon Lane (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.