Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 86.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 70.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

St Michaels Crescent area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 565th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Michaels Crescent (TA2 7JA) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% higher than the Rowbarton & Staplegrove average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Crescent (TA2 7JA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Michaels Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lyngford Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eastwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyngford Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyngford Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dorchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St David'S Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Lyngford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lyngford Place —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyngford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lyngford Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Colin Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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