Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA2 6LG
How much crime is recorded in TA2 6LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,508 (2024)
TA2 6LGTaunton
How safe is TA2 6LG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA2 6LG area, 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 6LGNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Public order2.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Burglary1.59.1
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other theft1.14.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.22.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 74% 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.