Crime Rates at Standfast Place, Taunton, TA2 8QG

Standfast Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 285th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Standfast Place (TA2 8QG) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 650.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Standfast Place (TA2 8QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoney Furlong, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leigh Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.