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Crime in TA8 2

How much crime is recorded in TA8 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Population
13,082 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TA8 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA8 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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).

TA8 2National
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Burglary5.99.1
Public order5.64.6
Shoplifting5.38.4
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft4.84.5
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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