Total Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.6 10/10
  • Other crime 28.9 10/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Steppes Meadow area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Martock , and the 191st 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 Steppes Meadow (TA12 6EW) in the last 12 months was 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 235.6% 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 124.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steppes Meadow (TA12 6EW), 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 Steppes Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Close 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 Steppes Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steppes Meadow 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 Vincent Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paulls Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hills Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hills Orchard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paulls Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Acres Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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