Crime Rates at Brendons, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton, TA4 3LU

Brendons area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lydeard , and the 466th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Brendons (TA4 3LU) in the last 12 months was 99.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 35.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brendons (TA4 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Brendons. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.