April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in TA22: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

TA22 recorded 14 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 1.45 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 50.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 12.5% compared to the same period last year.

Key Statistics

  • monitoring15.26 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment14 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 12.5% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

14
trending_up +16.7% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

15.26per 1k
Low Risk

Active Postcodes

205

Within TA22 district

Somerset West and Taunton

9,635

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

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Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
The Paddock Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 4
4
Allers View Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Barnes Close Mead Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
The Green Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1
2
Chilcott Lane Map
total: 1 Anti-social behaviour: 1
1
Fishers Mead Map
total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1
1
Silverdale Close Map
total: 1 Other theft: 1
1

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
14 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
7
50.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
6
42.9%
Other Theft
1
7.1%

Crime Analysis: TA22

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in TA22 (50.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (42.9%) and Other Theft (7.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in TA22 has fallen sharply — by 12.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for TA22 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +16.7%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -12.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.3%

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