Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA3 5EZ
How much crime is recorded in TA3 5EZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ruishton & North Curry
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,878 (2024)
TA3 5EZTaunton
How safe is TA3 5EZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA3 5EZ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 5EZNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Public order4.04.6
Shoplifting3.68.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Burglary3.19.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other theft0.44.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% 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.