Crime Rates at Spencer Avenue, Taunton, TA2 6JP

Spencer Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 806th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Avenue (TA2 6JP) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Monkton & North Curry average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Avenue (TA2 6JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chip Lane, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harcourt Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.