Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA4 2NU
How much crime is recorded in TA4 2NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wiveliscombe & Milverton
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,749 (2024)
TA4 2NUTaunton
How safe is TA4 2NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA4 2NU area, 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
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 2NUNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order2.34.6
Other theft2.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Burglary2.09.1
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.