Taunton violent crime statistics

As of April 2026, the annual crime rate in Taunton postcode area stands at 48 crimes per 1000 people. Taunton's current crime levels are at 135% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 44.5% of all crimes reported in the postcode area. Violent crime totalled 15.0k representing an increase 1.0% year-over-year.

Taunton violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Taunton postcode areacrime statisticEngland & Wales
48annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.4
135%ratio of national crime rate100%
44.5% share of all crimes35.3%
15.0kcrimes reported2.0M
1.0%annual change1.3%

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 1192%68671
TA1 2175%62806
TA1 3144%51557
TA1 454%19177
TA1 5106%38351
TA10 079%2892
TA10 9108%38189
TA11 6114%40209
TA11 762%2256
TA12 693%33160
TA13 5127%45152
TA14 694%3375
TA15 680%2822
TA16 568%2431
TA17 834%126
TA18 785%30140
TA18 892%33175
TA19 080%28144
TA19 984%30162
TA2 6108%38328
TA2 7203%72546
TA2 8142%50415
TA20 1152%54469
TA20 2173%61382
TA20 333%1228
TA20 447%1737
TA21 093%33118
TA21 8140%50385
TA21 9156%55349
TA22 991%3286
TA23 0130%46198
TA24 5124%44315
TA24 6117%41242
TA24 772%2545
TA24 895%34134
TA3 5115%41183
TA3 642%1558
TA3 7104%37123
TA4 179%28126
TA4 265%2389
TA4 373%26108
TA4 4119%42184
TA5 177%27149
TA5 2126%45187
TA6 3317%1121177
TA6 4240%851136
TA6 5230%82502
TA6 6230%81798
TA6 7118%42217
TA7 083%30141
TA7 8110%39212
TA7 975%2789
TA8 1135%48317
TA8 292%33249
TA9 3211%75567
TA9 481%29153

Taunton violent crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Taunton postcode area has the 7. 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 1.0% 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 May 2025 - April 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.

+1.0% 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 April 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 →
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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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