Postcode · Taunton
Crime in TA4 4WF
How much crime is recorded in TA4 4WF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Taunton North Town
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,569 (2024)
TA4 4WFTaunton
How safe is TA4 4WF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA4 4WF 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
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 4WFNational
Shoplifting44.38.4
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft1.84.5
Burglary1.59.1
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.