Postcode district · Taunton
Crime in TA4
How much crime is recorded in TA4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 37,943 (2024)
TA4Postcode district · Taunton
How safe is TA4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA4, 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
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
TA4National
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Burglary5.79.1
Shoplifting5.38.4
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.01.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.