Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hamilton Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 845th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamilton Road (TA1 2EP) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% lower than the Monkton & North Curry average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Road (TA1 2EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inner Circle, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crossway (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hamilton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outer Circle Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inner Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outer Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Huish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inner Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Inner Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Inner Circle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outer Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Outer Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bloomfield Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Outer Circle

Data Sources

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