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Crime in TA5 2

How much crime is recorded in TA5 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
14,227 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TA5 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA5 2, 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
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

TA5 2National
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Burglary7.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Shoplifting4.48.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order2.44.6
Other theft2.44.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 28% 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.

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