Postcode area · Taunton
Crime in TA
How much crime is recorded in TA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 387,095 (2024)
TAPostcode area · Taunton
How safe is TA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TANational
Violence and sexual offences27.623.6
Shoplifting9.38.4
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Burglary7.09.1
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.41.4
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.