Total Crime Rate

57.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.4 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 57.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chestnut Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Martock , and the 855th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Road (TA12 6DP) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher than the Martock average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Road (TA12 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near The Acres. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hills Orchard Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hills Orchard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Acres Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Acres Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steppes Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hills Orchard Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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