Total Crime Rate
233.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
99.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ditton 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.
View Crime In Ilminster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ile Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ile Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ile Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blackdown View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackdown View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Orchard Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Orchard Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ile Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Silver Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Silver Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Silver Street | Under investigation |
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