Taunton East vs Williton and Watchet

Taunton East has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,297 crimes in the last 12 months. Williton and Watchet has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 879 crimes. Williton and Watchet scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Taunton East shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2.7% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Williton and Watchet shows -3.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Taunton East, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (558 incidents). In Williton and Watchet, it is Violent Crime (456 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Taunton East recorded 156 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Williton and Watchet recorded 119. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Taunton East totalled 558 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 456 in Williton and Watchet. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Taunton East recorded 1,263 crimes (now 1,297, a change of +2.7%). Williton and Watchet recorded 914 crimes previously (now 879, -3.8%).

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 East has a resolution rate of 0% and Williton and Watchet has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Taunton East falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Williton and Watchet 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 East and Williton and Watchet. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.