Total Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 94.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Rochester Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 503rd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochester Road (TA2 7LB) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Road (TA2 7LB), 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 Rochester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Treborough Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slapes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peter'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dorchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cory Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Treborough Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Eastwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Crescent —
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Data Sources

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