Crime Rates at Speke Close, Merriott, TA16 5PX

Speke Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 176th 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 Speke Close (TA16 5PX) in the last 12 months was 14.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Brympton average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Speke Close (TA16 5PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Street, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Hitchen (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.