Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lyde Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 609th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyde Road (BA21 5DH) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyde Road (BA21 5DH), the main crime hotspot is near Flushing Meadow. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lyde Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flushing Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belvedere Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Flushing Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Flushing Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Flushing Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Yeovil Pen Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowther Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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