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Crime in TA20 2

How much crime is recorded in TA20 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
8,835 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TA20 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA20 2, 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
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

TA20 2National
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Shoplifting10.78.4
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Public order7.34.6
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 35% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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.

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