Taunton West vs Weston Villages

Taunton West has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,394 crimes in the last 12 months. Weston Villages has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 906 crimes. Taunton West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Taunton West shows a year-on-year crime trend of -0.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Weston Villages shows -5.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Taunton West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (627 incidents). In Weston Villages, it is Violent Crime (428 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Taunton West recorded 166 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Weston Villages recorded 121. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Taunton West totalled 627 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 428 in Weston Villages. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Taunton West recorded 1,400 crimes (now 1,394, a change of -0.4%). Weston Villages recorded 957 crimes previously (now 906, -5.3%).

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 West has a resolution rate of 28% and Weston Villages has 9.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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