Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Selworthy Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 848th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Selworthy Road (TA2 8HD) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selworthy Road (TA2 8HD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selworthy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luttrell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Buckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackdown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Luttrell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luttrell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Eastwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peter'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Treborough Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Treborough Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Drive —
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Data Sources

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