Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.9 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 67.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Farm View area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 691st highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Farm View (TA2 7RB) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -17.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm View (TA2 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Slapes Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farm View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slapes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladymead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dorchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cats Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladymead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladymead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lyngford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladymead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ladymead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ladymead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Ladymead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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