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Crime in TA23

How much crime is recorded in TA23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
14,214 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TA23

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA23, broadly in line with 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
34.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).

TA23National
Violence and sexual offences30.523.6
Shoplifting10.98.4
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order4.74.6
Burglary4.49.1
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 46% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

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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