Crime Rates at Wellesley Street, Taunton, TA2 7DS

Wellesley Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 256th 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 Wellesley Street (TA2 7DS) in the last 12 months was 156.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Street (TA2 7DS), 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.