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Crime in TA24

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

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
21,040 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TA24

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA24, 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
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).

TA24National
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Burglary7.59.1
Shoplifting7.08.4
Public order4.74.6
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 40% 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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