Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Massingham Park area has the 48th highest crime rate of 127 local areas in Bishop's Hull & Taunton West , and the 530th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Massingham Park (TA2 7TH) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Massingham Park (TA2 7TH), the main crime hotspot is near Barlinch Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Massingham Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlinch Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Massingham Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Massingham Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Massingham Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlinch Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlinch Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grebe Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlinch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlinch Close —
Apr 2026Public order Barlinch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barlinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Obridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barlinch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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