Total Crime Rate
519.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roping 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Yeovil Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oakridge Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colmer Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldcroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crofton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Higher Kingston | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakridge Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A37 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | College Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A37 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crofton Road | Under investigation |
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