Total Crime Rate

186.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 186.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 132.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.7 10/10
  • Other crime 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whellers Meadow area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Martock , and the 202nd 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 Whellers Meadow (TA12 6HD) in the last 12 months was 186.0 per 1,000 residents and was 247.3% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 132.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whellers Meadow (TA12 6HD), the main crime hotspot is near Steppes Meadow. 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 Whellers Meadow area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whellers Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steppes Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steppes Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steppes Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steppes Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steppes Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steppes Crescent
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street

Data Sources

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