Crime Rates at Woodland Road, Taunton, TA2 7HR

Woodland Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 71st 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 Woodland Road (TA2 7HR) in the last 12 months was 348.8 per 1,000 residents and was 431.1% higher than the Rowbarton & Staplegrove average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 202.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Road (TA2 7HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barlinch Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.