Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA4 1LT
How much crime is recorded in TA4 1LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bishops Lydeard & Cotford St Luke
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,446 (2024)
TA4 1LTTaunton
How safe is TA4 1LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA4 1LT 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
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 1LTNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary8.19.1
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% 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.