Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilminster , and the 835th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (TA19 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower than the Ilminster average (43.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TA19 9AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rutters Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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