Total Crime Rate

35.1 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 35.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hither Acre area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilminster , and the 658th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hither Acre (TA19 9DA) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hither Acre (TA19 9DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hither Acre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazelwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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