Crime Rates at St Michaels Crescent, Taunton, TA2 7JA

St Michaels Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 615th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 St Michaels Crescent (TA2 7JA) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher than the Rowbarton & Staplegrove average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Crescent (TA2 7JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyngford Square (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.