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Crime in TA13

How much crime is recorded in TA13, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
8,882 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TA13

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA13, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

TA13National
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Burglary5.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 74% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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