Crime Rates at Portman Street, Taunton, TA2 7BU

Portman Street area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 552nd 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 Portman Street (TA2 7BU) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portman Street (TA2 7BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taunton (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.