Total Crime Rate

132.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roping Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 321st highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Roping Road (BA21 4BD) in the last 12 months was 132.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% higher than the Yeovil Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roping Road (BA21 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Roping Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Kingston Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colmer Road
Apr 2026Burglary Colmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Colmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofton Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Green
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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