Total Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Market area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Martock , and the 441st 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 Old Market (TA12 6DU) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% higher than the Martock average (54.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 70.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Market (TA12 6DU), the main crime hotspot is near The Acres. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Market area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burrow Hill View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hills Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hills Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Acres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steppes Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steppes Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vincent Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burrow Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burrow Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burrow Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burrow Hill View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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