Total Crime Rate

43.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.4 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 43.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 33.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brookside area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Ilminster , and the 787th lowest 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 Brookside (TA19 9RT) in the last 12 months was 43.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookside (TA19 9RT), the main crime hotspot is near St James Gate. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brookside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Broadway Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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