Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA1 2QP
How much crime is recorded in TA1 2QP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Taunton Holway & Lambrook
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,722 (2024)
TA1 2QPTaunton
How safe is TA1 2QP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA1 2QP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 2QPNational
Violence and sexual offences38.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Public order7.84.6
Other theft5.34.5
Other crime4.71.5
Burglary3.89.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 139% 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.