Taunton violent crime statistics

As of August 2026, the annual crime rate in Taunton postcode area stands at 47.8 crimes per 1000 people. Taunton's current crime levels are at 134% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 43.5% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. Violent crime totalled 15.0k representing an increase 2.8% year-over-year.

Taunton violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Taunton postcode areacrime statisticEngland & Wales
47.8annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.7
134%ratio of national crime rate100%
43.5% share of all crimes35.5%
15.0kcrimes reported2.0M
2.8%annual change1.1%

Taunton violent crime rate comparison map

Taunton violent crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
TA1 1173%62609
TA1 2173%62805
TA1 3141%50551
TA1 463%22207
TA1 5106%38353
TA10 072%2685
TA10 9100%36178
TA11 699%35183
TA11 772%2666
TA12 6101%36175
TA13 5136%49164
TA14 6110%3989
TA15 6100%3628
TA16 569%2532
TA17 874%2613
TA18 781%29134
TA18 891%33174
TA19 074%26135
TA19 976%27148
TA2 6102%36313
TA2 7190%68514
TA2 8144%51423
TA20 1153%55477
TA20 2149%53333
TA20 330%1126
TA20 445%1636
TA21 089%32113
TA21 8146%52404
TA21 9153%55346
TA22 981%2977
TA23 0136%49209
TA24 5128%46328
TA24 6114%41238
TA24 757%2036
TA24 886%31122
TA3 5112%40179
TA3 640%1456
TA3 791%32108
TA4 174%26118
TA4 265%2389
TA4 374%27111
TA4 4169%60262
TA5 165%23127
TA5 2119%43178
TA6 3317%1131185
TA6 4242%871156
TA6 5220%79483
TA6 6231%82808
TA6 7105%37195
TA7 081%29138
TA7 8125%45244
TA7 982%2997
TA8 1152%54360
TA8 295%34259
TA9 3198%71536
TA9 478%28148

Taunton violent crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Taunton postcode area has the 8. highest crime rate out of 99 postcode areas

Taunton violent crime rate rank

Taunton violent crime rate compared to other areas

Violent crime totalled 15.0k representing an increase 2.8% year-over-year. In the graph below, postcode area are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the postcode area crime rate between August 2025 - July 2026 to the postcode area crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the postcode area.

+2.8% annual change, crime is increasing

15.0k crimes reported

Taunton violent crime rate compared to other areasCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

Taunton violent crime volume

Number of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to July 2026.

Taunton violent crime volume

Taunton violent crime rate

Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.

Taunton violent crime rate

Taunton violent crime seasonality

Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.

Taunton violent crime seasonality

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Crime Statistics Detail for Taunton postcode area
Antisocial behaviour crime →
Bicycle theft crime →
Burglary crime →
Criminal damage and arson crime →
Drugs crime →
Other crime →
Other theft crime →
Possession of weapons crime →
Public order crime →
Robbery crime →
Shoplifting crime →
Theft from the person crime →
Vehicle crime →
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