Crime Rates at Blackdown View, Ilminster, TA19 0BE

Blackdown View area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilminster , and the 369th 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 Blackdown View (TA19 0BE) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Ilminster average (53.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackdown View (TA19 0BE), the main crime hotspot is near Ile Court. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.