Total Crime Rate
186.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
132.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whellers 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.
View Crime In Martock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cedar Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whellers Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steppes Meadow | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steppes Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steppes Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steppes Meadow | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Steppes Meadow | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Steppes Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
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