Total Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eastland Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 637th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eastland Road (BA21 4RU) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastland Road (BA21 4RU), the main crime hotspot is near Wyndham Street. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Crest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wyndham Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southville | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grass Royal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Southville | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Southville | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Southville | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southville | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dampier Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fielding Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wyndham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Southville | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyndham Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyndham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southville | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gordon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eastville | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gordon Road | Under investigation |
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