Postcode district · Taunton
Crime in TA1
How much crime is recorded in TA1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 54,356 (2024)
TA1Postcode district · Taunton
How safe is TA1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA1, 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
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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).
TA1National
Violence and sexual offences33.423.6
Shoplifting16.18.4
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Burglary9.59.1
Public order7.84.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.