Crime Rate in Rowbarton & Staplegrove, ward

Rowbarton & Staplegrove has the 26th highest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 3467th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 266th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Rowbarton & Staplegrove in the last 12 months was 68.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% lower than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rowbarton & Staplegrove’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 382 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , down -28.6% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -47.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 466 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rowbarton & Staplegrove ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Rydon Lane. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.