Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 29th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 413th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 5DW) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyde Road (BA21 5DW), 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Flushing Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harbin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Yeovil Pen Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Flushing Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fairway View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flushing Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Flushing Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 7 of 7

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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