Crime Rates at Whitecroft, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4RX

Whitecroft area has the 12th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Dunster , and the 239th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitecroft (TA4 4RX) in the last 12 months was 163.8 per 1,000 residents and was 86.5% higher than the Dunster average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 111.1% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 139.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitecroft (TA4 4RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Limpetshell Lane, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Larviscombe Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.