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Crime in TA3 5

How much crime is recorded in TA3 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
9,855 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TA3 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA3 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).

TA3 5National
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Burglary6.09.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.54.5
Shoplifting2.78.4
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 63% 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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