Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA2 8BS
How much crime is recorded in TA2 8BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,229 (2024)
TA2 8BSTaunton
How safe is TA2 8BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA2 8BS area, 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
40.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 8BSNational
Violence and sexual offences34.123.6
Burglary8.49.1
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.74.5
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 133% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.