Total Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 10.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 8.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ilchester Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ilchester Road (BA21 3BQ) in the last 12 months was 10.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% lower than the Brympton average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ilchester Road (BA21 3BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thatcham Close, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marl Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ilchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Westfield Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tintinhull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thatcham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thatcham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Thatcham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thatcham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Boundary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Thatcham Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thatcham Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raglan Terrace —
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Data Sources

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