Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA3 5QF
How much crime is recorded in TA3 5QF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ruishton & North Curry
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,412 (2024)
TA3 5QFTaunton
How safe is TA3 5QF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA3 5QF area, 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
37.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 5QFNational
Violence and sexual offences34.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Burglary1.79.1
Other theft1.64.5
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 77% 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.