Crime Rates at Market Place, Glastonbury, BA6 9EU

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Glastonbury , and the 8th 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 Market Place (BA6 9EU) in the last 12 months was 1283.0 per 1,000 residents and was 745.0% higher than the Glastonbury average (151.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -69.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 460.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (BA6 9EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Magdalene Close, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (55 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.