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
Total Crimes
14Annual Crime Rate
Active Postcodes
Within TA22 district
Somerset West and Taunton
Estimated population
Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary 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 2026Crime 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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