South Petherton & Islemoor ward · Somerset. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
People aged 65 or over: 31.4% here, compared with 24.8% across Somerset (6.5 percentage points higher).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 13% here, compared with 18% across Somerset (4.7 percentage points lower).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 33.5% here, compared with 30.5% across Somerset (3 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for South Petherton & Islemoor ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
462 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 423 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
South Petherton & Islemoor ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 42 mapped crimes in September 2024; 30 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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September 2024August 2026
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · South Petherton & Islemoor
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
42
5
October 2024
36
2
November 2024
32
4
December 2024
37
4
January 2025
25
4
February 2025
38
4
March 2025
30
1
April 2025
25
5
May 2025
33
10
June 2025
43
5
July 2025
32
6
August 2025
50
4
September 2025
46
8
October 2025
40
7
November 2025
62
4
December 2025
42
2
January 2026
36
16
February 2026
33
4
March 2026
31
6
April 2026
42
8
May 2026
40
12
June 2026
26
10
July 2026
34
8
August 2026
30
6
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · South Petherton & Islemoor
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
257
criminal damage arson
61
other theft
41
public order
36
burglary
22
other crime
14
vehicle crime
14
shoplifting
12
possession of weapons
3
drugs
1
bicycle theft
1
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Avon and Somerset Constabulary: Due to a change in IT systems there are known issues with crime and outcome data since October 2015 as latitude and longitude information is missing from approximately 2000 crimes each month. The force will be working to rectify this and provide the missing data over the coming months.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
