Total Crime Rate

247.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 247.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.9 10/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nelson Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Way (BA21 5EB) in the last 12 months was 247.1 per 1,000 residents and was 131.4% 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Way (BA21 5EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great Mead, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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