Total Crime Rate

414.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 414.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.2 10/10
  • Other theft 76.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.0 8/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Lyde Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 53rd 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 Lyde Road (BA21 5AT) in the last 12 months was 414.6 per 1,000 residents and was 281.2% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 215.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyde Road (BA21 5AT), the main crime hotspot is near Wyndham View. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyde Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fairway View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndham View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Western Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Western Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wyndham View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydling Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camborne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Camborne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herblay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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