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 1UY) 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 1UY), 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 (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Millbrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarn Barton Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Hendford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hendford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hendford Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hendford Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Westminster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petter'S Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petter'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brunswick Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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