Total Crime Rate
49.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Summerlands Park Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilminster , and the 906th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Summerlands Park Avenue (TA19 9BU) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Summerlands Park Avenue (TA19 9BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Greendale, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Court Barton (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ilminster| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rutters Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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