Total Crime Rate

138.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 138.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bicknell Gardens area has the 25th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 304th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Bicknell Gardens (BA21 4LT) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bicknell Gardens (BA21 4LT), the main crime hotspot is near Bicknell Gardens. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bicknell Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glenthorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glenthorne Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A359 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chelston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allingham Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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