Postcode sector · Taunton
Crime in TA1 9
How much crime is recorded in TA1 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 3,646 (2024)
How safe is TA1 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA1 9, 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
38.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences33.623.6
Shoplifting19.48.4
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Public order8.74.6
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Burglary4.19.1
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.
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Postcodes in this sector
- TA1 9BA
- TA1 9GH
- TA1 9GS
- TA1 9HL
- TA1 9JL
- TA1 9JZ
- TA1 9LB
- TA1 9LL
- TA1 9LQ
- TA1 9LS
- TA1 9LU
- TA1 9NJ
- TA1 9NX
- TA1 9PA
- TA1 9PJ
- TA1 9PL
- TA1 9PS
- TA1 9PU
- TA1 9PY
- TA1 9QA
- TA1 9QF
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- TA1 9RA
- TA1 9RP
- TA1 9RT
- TA1 9RU
- TA1 9RW
- TA1 9RX
- TA1 9RY
- TA1 9RZ
- TA1 9SA
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- TA1 9SD
- TA1 9SE
- TA1 9SF
- TA1 9SG
- TA1 9SH
- TA1 9SJ
- TA1 9SL
- TA1 9SN
- TA1 9SP
- TA1 9SQ
- TA1 9SR
- TA1 9SS
- TA1 9ST
- TA1 9SU