Crime Rates at Farm View, Taunton, TA2 7RD

Farm View area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 297th lowest 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 7RD) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.7% lower than the Rowbarton & Staplegrove average (65.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm View (TA2 7RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ladymead Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slapes Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.