Crime Rates at Bircham Road, Taunton, TA2 8EU

Bircham Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 716th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bircham Road (TA2 8EU) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bircham Road (TA2 8EU), the main crime hotspot is near Radlet Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.