Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA3 6EU
How much crime is recorded in TA3 6EU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ruishton & North Curry
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
TA3 6EUTaunton
How safe is TA3 6EU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA3 6EU 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
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 6EUNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Burglary1.59.1
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.44.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.