Total Crime Rate

517.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

235.7 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 517.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 235.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 121.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.1 10/10
  • Public order 72.2 10/10
  • Other theft 30.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Robbery 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Crewkerne , and the 36th 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 Market Street (TA18 7LS) in the last 12 months was 517.1 per 1,000 residents and was 581.8% higher than the Crewkerne average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 235.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (TA18 7LS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bowditch Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bowhayes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Foundry Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Middle Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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