Crime Rates at Selworthy Road, Taunton, TA2 8HB

Selworthy Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 1,847 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 280.0 per 1,000 residents and was 326.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 120.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% 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 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barlinch Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.