Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 14.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Glenthorne Avenue area has the 36th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 557th 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 Glenthorne Avenue (BA21 4PN) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glenthorne Avenue (BA21 4PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bicknell Gardens, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St David'S Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Glenthorne Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St George'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chelston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A359 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glenthorne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glenthorne Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime St George'S Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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