Taunton Central vs Weston Town Centre

Taunton Central has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,630 crimes in the last 12 months. Weston Town Centre has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 3,293 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Taunton Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of -1.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Weston Town Centre shows -0.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Taunton Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,338 incidents). In Weston Town Centre, it is Violent Crime (1,274 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Taunton Central recorded 580 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Weston Town Centre recorded 484. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Taunton Central totalled 1,338 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,274 in Weston Town Centre. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Taunton Central recorded 3,686 crimes (now 3,630, a change of -1.5%). Weston Town Centre recorded 3,323 crimes previously (now 3,293, -0.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Taunton Central has a resolution rate of 27.3% and Weston Town Centre has 27.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Taunton Central falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Weston Town Centre is covered by Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Taunton Central and Weston Town Centre. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.