Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA4 1AG
How much crime is recorded in TA4 1AG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bishop's Hull & Norton Fitzwarren
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,392 (2024)
TA4 1AGTaunton
How safe is TA4 1AG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA4 1AG 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
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
TA4 1AGNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Burglary2.29.1
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.