Total Crime Rate

519.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 519.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 271.3 10/10
  • Public order 96.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.9 10/10
  • Other theft 27.1 10/10
  • Other crime 19.4 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Roping Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 29th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roping Road (BA21 4BE) in the last 12 months was 519.4 per 1,000 residents and was 377.5% higher 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (β‰ˆ 376.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roping Road (BA21 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roping Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Oakridge Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colmer Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crofton Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Higher Kingston β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakridge Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Burglary A37 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft College Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A37 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crofton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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