Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rochester Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 362nd 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 Rochester Road (TA2 7LB) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Road (TA2 7LB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 27 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slapes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slapes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slapes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Slapes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slapes Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southampton Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime St Patricks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Treborough Close —
Sep 2025Other crime St Patrick'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Patrick'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Patrick'S Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Patrick'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Treborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Treborough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Row Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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