Total Crime Rate

227.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 227.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Public order 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Somerton , and the 157th 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 (TA11 7NB) in the last 12 months was 227.5 per 1,000 residents and was 357.0% higher than the Somerton average (49.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 94.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (TA11 7NB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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