Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA1 2NW
How much crime is recorded in TA1 2NW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,840 (2024)
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How safe is TA1 2NW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA1 2NW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
TA1 2NWNational
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.54.5
Burglary2.99.1
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.11.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 50% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.