Total Crime Rate

151.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 151.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Public order 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Beacon Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 270th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beacon Close (TA2 8FS) in the last 12 months was 151.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% higher than the Monkton & North Curry average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 103.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beacon Close (TA2 8FS), the main crime hotspot is near Beacon Close. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 47 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reeves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reeves Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beacon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Beacon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebelands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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