Total Crime Rate

486.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 486.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 144.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.6 10/10
  • Public order 92.1 10/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hendford area has the 5th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 34th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hendford (BA20 1UU) in the last 12 months was 486.8 per 1,000 residents and was 347.6% higher than the Yeovil Central average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 232.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hendford (BA20 1UU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 263 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hendford area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westminster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Silver Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hendford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
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Data Sources

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