Total Crime Rate

233.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 233.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ditton Street area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilminster , and the 151st highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Ditton Street (TA19 0FA) in the last 12 months was 233.2 per 1,000 residents and was 340.3% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ditton Street (TA19 0FA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ditton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ile Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ile Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ile Court
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackdown View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackdown View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ile Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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