Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Knight Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 816th highest 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 Knight Close (TA2 8GJ) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Close (TA2 8GJ), the main crime hotspot is near Leaches Mead. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knight Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halletts Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Hob Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hob Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Reeves Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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