Total Crime Rate

175.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Taunton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Taunton Road (TA6 6AE) in the last 12 months was 175.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Bridgwater South average (266.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Road (TA6 6AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 243 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Manley Gardens (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamp Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Turner Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Southgate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turner Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fernleigh Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Taunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southgate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Saviour'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakeside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakeside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lakeside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lakeside Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lakeside Park
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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