Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA1 3XG
How much crime is recorded in TA1 3XG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dowslands & Blackdown
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,594 (2024)
TA1 3XGTaunton
How safe is TA1 3XG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA1 3XG 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
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 3XGNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary4.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Public order0.84.6
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other theft0.24.5
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 88% 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.