Total Crime Rate

138.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 41.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Market Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 305th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 (BA9 9LA) in the last 12 months was 138.4 per 1,000 residents and was 138.2% higher than the Blackmoor Vale average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (BA9 9LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firehouse Mews, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greyhound Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shadwell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tout Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Greyhound Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vedelers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Firehouse Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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