Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA4 3PF
How much crime is recorded in TA4 3PF, 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
- 1,934 (2024)
TA4 3PFTaunton
How safe is TA4 3PF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA4 3PF 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
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 3PFNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Public order4.34.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Burglary3.19.1
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.74.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.82.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.