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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in TA4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

TA4 recorded 99 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 2.93 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 47.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 28.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring28.72 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment99 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 28.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

99
trending_up +6.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

28.72per 1k
Low Risk

Active Postcodes

1,100

Within TA4 district

Somerset West and Taunton

33,842

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Brendons Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 1
6
Fore Street Map
total: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
5
St Peters Close Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Other theft: 1
5
West Street Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
Greenway Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Burglary: 1
4
Hansetown Road Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Other theft: 1
3
Plain Pond Map
total: 3 Public order: 2 Other crime: 1
3
Deane Close Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Acland Round Map
total: 3 Burglary: 1 Drugs: 1
3
Parking Area Map
total: 2 Other crime: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
99 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
47
47.5%
Burglary
10
10.1%
Other Theft
8
8.1%
Public Order
8
8.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
7
7.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
6
6.1%
Vehicle Crime
5
5.1%
Other Crime
4
4.0%
Shoplifting
2
2.0%
Robbery
1
1.0%
Drug Offences
1
1.0%

Crime Analysis: TA4

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in TA4 (47.5%). Burglary (10.1%) and Other Theft (8.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in TA4 has risen sharply — by 28.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for TA4 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 +6.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +28.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +2.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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