| Crime category | Share of all crimes | Ranking (95 postcode areas) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 42.8% | 34. highest | 111% | 12.3k | 7.5% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 14.5% | 34. lowest | 84% | 4.1k | -3.0% |
| Public order crime → | 9.5% | 25. highest | 112% | 2.7k | -21.9% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 8.2% | 43. lowest | 95% | 2.4k | -3.1% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 7.6% | 48. highest | 96% | 2.2k | 19.6% |
| Other theft crime → | 5.9% | 11. lowest | 67% | 1.7k | -2.3% |
| Burglary crime → | 3.4% | 22. lowest | 73% | 977 | 8.1% |
| Vehicle crime → | 2.8% | 14. lowest | 41% | 807 | -4.7% |
| Other crime → | 1.6% | 36. lowest | 79% | 453 | -8.3% |
| Drugs crime → | 1.2% | 3. lowest | 39% | 330 | -9.8% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 1.0% | 43. lowest | 79% | 273 | -41.2% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.8% | 42. lowest | 55% | 218 | 26.0% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.6% | 15. lowest | 58% | 166 | 10.7% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.3% | 4. lowest | 13% | 80 | -2.4% |
| Crime category | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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The category of "public order crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Public order crime" rate is at 112% of national crime rate which puts Taunton on 25. position out of 95 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. "Public order crime" makes up 9.5% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "public order crime" is 2.7k cases and has decreased by 21.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.
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