Total Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 34.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

New Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilminster , and the 582nd 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 New Road (TA19 9AE) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (TA19 9AE), the main crime hotspot is near Rutters Lane. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutters Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brewery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutters Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutters Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutters Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rutters Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutters Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutters Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Silver Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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