Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA3 5AS
How much crime is recorded in TA3 5AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stockmoor & North Petherton
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,150 (2024)
TA3 5ASTaunton
How safe is TA3 5AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA3 5AS area, well 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
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 5ASNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary11.49.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order2.54.6
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.