Total Crime Rate
190.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
141.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grass Royal area has the 18th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 198th 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 Grass Royal (BA21 4JS) in the last 12 months was 190.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 141.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grass Royal (BA21 4JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 190 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunningdale Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Crest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eastville | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gordon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Michael'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fielding Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gordon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gordon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grass Royal | Under investigation |
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