Total Crime Rate
55.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Water Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Martock , and the 888th 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 Water Street (TA12 6JP) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Martock average (53.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Water Street (TA12 6JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hurst, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoke Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Martock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Long Orchard Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hurst | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stoke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stoke Road | — |
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