Crime Rates at Market Place, Wincanton, BA9 9LL

Market Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Blackmoor Vale , and the 233rd 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 9LL) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 184.8% higher than the Blackmoor Vale average (58.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 109.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (BA9 9LL), 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.