Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA2 6FJ
How much crime is recorded in TA2 6FJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bishop's Hull & Norton Fitzwarren
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,440 (2024)
TA2 6FJTaunton
How safe is TA2 6FJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA2 6FJ 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
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
TA2 6FJNational
Violence and sexual offences11.623.6
Burglary8.19.1
Shoplifting7.48.4
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other theft0.84.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.