Total Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Blackdown View area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilminster , and the 255th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackdown View (TA19 0FB) in the last 12 months was 157.0 per 1,000 residents and was 196.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackdown View (TA19 0FB), 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 Blackdown View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ile Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station 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 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ile Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ile Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ile Court —
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Data Sources

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