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Crime in TA3 6

How much crime is recorded in TA3 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
10,272 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TA3 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA3 6, 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Burglary3.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.22.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 56% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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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