Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA1 2PN
How much crime is recorded in TA1 2PN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Taunton Holway & Lambrook
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,765 (2024)
TA1 2PNTaunton
How safe is TA1 2PN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA1 2PN area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 2PNNational
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Shoplifting14.08.4
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary9.99.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order4.84.6
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.