Total Crime Rate

641.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

301.3 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 641.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 301.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 160.3 10/10
  • Public order 102.6 10/10
  • Other theft 51.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.2 6/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.8 10/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cheddon Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 24th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheddon Road (TA2 7DR) in the last 12 months was 641.0 per 1,000 residents and was 208.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 301.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheddon Road (TA2 7DR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cheddon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heavitree Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Triangle Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellesley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Taunton —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Taunton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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