Crime Rates at Fletcher Close, Taunton, TA2 8SQ

Fletcher Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Rowbarton & Staplegrove , and the 479th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fletcher Close (TA2 8SQ) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fletcher Close (TA2 8SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durham Place, where police recorded 22 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.