Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Winston Drive area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 740th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winston Drive (BA21 3BH) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Yeovil Central average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winston Drive (BA21 3BH), the main crime hotspot is near Thatcham Close. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winston Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thatcham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winston Drive Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thatcham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thatcham Close Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thatcham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thatcham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thatcham Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ilchester Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Winston Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Combe Street Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Combe Street Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thatcham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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