Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Martins Buildings area has the 28th highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 581st highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Martins Buildings (TA21 8DD) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Blackdown & Neroche average (81.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Martins Buildings (TA21 8DD), the main crime hotspot is near Cornhill. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Martins Buildings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cornhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bulford Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Mantle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Corner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornhill Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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