Total Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 88.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Winterhay Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilminster , and the 546th 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 Winterhay Lane (TA19 9BA) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winterhay Lane (TA19 9BA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winterhay Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lower Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Riec-Sur-Belon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winterhay Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carnival Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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