Total Crime Rate
238.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sherborne Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 117th 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 Sherborne Road (BA21 4HE) in the last 12 months was 238.9 per 1,000 residents and was 119.7% higher than the Yeovil Central average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 88.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherborne Road (BA21 4HE), the main crime hotspot is near Wyndham Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 47 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Earle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Thomas Cross | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westville | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hill View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hill View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hill View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Grass Royal | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grass Royal | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grass Royal | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastville | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastville | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eastville | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Turn Pike Orchard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turn Pike Orchard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastville | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wyndham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Street | Under investigation |
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