Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 40.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kennet Grove area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 747th 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 Kennet Grove (TA1 2NT) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennet Grove (TA1 2NT), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Crescent. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kennet Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Orchard Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Huish Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wansbeck Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barle Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Crescent —
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Data Sources

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