Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA2 6SN
How much crime is recorded in TA2 6SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Taunton Rowbarton & Kingston
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,412 (2024)
TA2 6SNTaunton
How safe is TA2 6SN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA2 6SN 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
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 6SNNational
Shoplifting25.98.4
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order4.14.6
Other theft3.34.5
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.