Total Crime Rate
16.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queen Square area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Square (TA3 6JS) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% lower than the Blackdown & Neroche average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queen Square (TA3 6JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Town Close, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Square (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome | |
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