Total Crime Rate

130.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 26th highest crime rate of 92 local areas in Bridgwater South , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 1,848 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 6LD) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Road (TA6 6LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhyne Bridge, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dexter Walk (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Highgrove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludlow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Dexter Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Crossways Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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