Postcode district · Taunton
Crime in TA2
How much crime is recorded in TA2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 43,445 (2024)
How safe is TA2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).
TA2National
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Shoplifting12.28.4
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Burglary6.39.1
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.