Stockmoor & North Petherton
Middle areaCentral Somerset. 13,135 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 51 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 13% of people in Stockmoor & North Petherton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Stockmoor & North Petherton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stockmoor & North Petherton at a rate of 96.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 528 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 232 |
| Other crime | 194 |
| Shoplifting | 107 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 104 |
| Burglary | 42 |
| Vehicle crime | 40 |
| Robbery | 16 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Stockmoor & North Petherton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Stockmoor & North Petherton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Stockmoor & North Petherton at a rate of 96.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 90.4 per 1,000 people across Somerset.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 99 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Stockmoor & North Petherton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (528), anti-social behaviour (232) and other crime (194).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Somerset
These figures are published for the whole of Somerset, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Somerset and not Stockmoor & North Petherton alone. See Somerset
Stockmoor & North Petherton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Stockmoor & North Petherton was £290,000 in 2025.
Stockmoor & North Petherton had 11,665 usual residents at the census.
About 13% of people in Stockmoor & North Petherton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Stockmoor & North Petherton, 61.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.