Total Crime Rate

365.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 365.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 258.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ilchester Road area has the highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Brympton , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Ilchester Road (BA21 3BG) in the last 12 months was 365.6 per 1,000 residents and was 540.2% higher than the Brympton average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ilchester Road (BA21 3BG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ilchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thatcham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ilchester Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thatcham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thatcham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thatcham Close Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thatcham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thatcham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thatcham Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Southway Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thatcham Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thatcham Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winston Drive Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickett Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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