Crime Rates at Priorswood Road, Taunton, TA2 7PL

Priorswood Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 40th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Priorswood Road (TA2 7PL) in the last 12 months was 468.0 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% higher than the Bishop's Hull & Taunton West average (207.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 179.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priorswood Road (TA2 7PL), the main crime hotspot is near Taunton. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.