Postcode district · Ilminster
Crime in TA19
How much crime is recorded in TA19, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 16,692 (2024)
TA19Postcode district · Ilminster
How safe is TA19
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA19, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TA19National
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary6.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.14.6
Shoplifting2.08.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.