Crime Rates at Baileys Gate, Cotford St Luke, Taunton, TA4 1JE

Baileys Gate area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lydeard , and the 527th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Baileys Gate (TA4 1JE) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% higher than the Lydeard average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baileys Gate (TA4 1JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manning Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.