Crime Rates at Pound Lane, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3AY

Pound Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lydeard , and the 879th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pound Lane (TA4 3AY) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pound Lane (TA4 3AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Darby Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.