Total Crime Rate
128.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
86.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marl Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 336th 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 Marl Close (BA21 3NG) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% higher than the Brympton average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marl Close (BA21 3NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marl Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne'S Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thatcham Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tintinhull Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Boundary Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Springfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raglan Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thatcham Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronation Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Anne'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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