Total Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.5 3/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorchester Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 456th lowest 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 Dorchester Road (TA2 7RW) in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% lower than the Rowbarton & Staplegrove average (68.8 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Road (TA2 7RW), the main crime hotspot is near Pyrland Fields. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pyrland Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slapes Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southampton Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southampton Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cats Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Cats Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cats Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Vehicle crime St Patrick'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Patrick'S Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Patrick'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Patrick'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Slapes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Patricks Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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