Crime Rates at Selworthy Road, Taunton, TA2 8HB

Selworthy Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 75th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selworthy Road (TA2 8HB) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 384.8% higher than the Rowbarton & Staplegrove average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 142.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selworthy Road (TA2 8HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pickeridge Close (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.