Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA4 1HS
How much crime is recorded in TA4 1HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wellington South, Rockwell Green & West Buckland
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,328 (2024)
TA4 1HSTaunton
How safe is TA4 1HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA4 1HS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 1HSNational
Burglary16.29.1
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft2.74.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.11.5
Public order0.84.6
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 138% 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.