Crime Rates at Fairfield Road, Taunton, TA2 8EF

Fairfield Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 561st 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 Fairfield Road (TA2 8EF) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Road (TA2 8EF), the main crime hotspot is near Barlinch Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.