Crime Rates at Southway Drive, Yeovil, BA21 3ED

Southway Drive area has the 24th highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Brympton , and the 432nd highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southway Drive (BA21 3ED) in the last 12 months was 104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.1% higher than the Brympton average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southway Drive (BA21 3ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thatcham Close, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Grove (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.