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Crime in TA24 5

How much crime is recorded in TA24 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
10,987 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TA24 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA24 5, 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
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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).

TA24 5National
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary10.09.1
Shoplifting8.18.4
Public order5.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 46% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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