Total Crime Rate

150.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 150.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Beacon Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beacon Close (TA2 8FS) in the last 12 months was 150.1 per 1,000 residents and was 98.1% higher than the Monkton & North Curry average (75.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 95.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beacon Close (TA2 8FS), the main crime hotspot is near Beacon Close. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beacon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hob Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beacon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beacon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beacon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glebelands Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beacon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beacon Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Reeves Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ginger Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hob Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beacon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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