Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 19th lowest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 480th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taunton Road (TA6 6BJ) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Road (TA6 6BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Lakeside Park. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brue Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakeside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lakeside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lakeside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lakeside Park —
Sep 2025Public order Lakeside Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Highgrove Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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