Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 67.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Adams Meadow area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilminster , and the 745th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Adams Meadow (TA19 9DB) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adams Meadow (TA19 9DB), 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 Adams Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swanmead Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Railway Cuttings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Winterhay Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carnival Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swanmead Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Riec-Sur-Belon Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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