Total Crime Rate
142.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Taunton Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 298th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Taunton Road (TA6 6BN) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower than the Bridgwater South average (285.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Taunton Road (TA6 6BN), the main crime hotspot is near Lakeside Park. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Roberts Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ludlow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athlone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athlone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marlborough Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ludlow Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tudor Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ludlow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ludlow Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Taunton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tudor Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lakeside Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Southgate Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lakeside Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashleigh Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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