Total Crime Rate

94.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Buckland Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 501st 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 Buckland Road (TA2 8ES) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckland Road (TA2 8ES), the main crime hotspot is near Radlet Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Luxhay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Luxhay Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shaulders Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shaulders Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shaulders Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shaulders Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shaulders Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Buckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shaulders Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shaulders Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shaulders Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shaulders Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Shaulders Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Luttrell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luttrell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoney Furlong Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luttrell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Luxhay Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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