Total Crime Rate

223.5 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 223.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Nelson Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 131st highest crime rate of 1,848 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 223.5 per 1,000 residents and was 105.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 164.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Way (BA21 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near Nelson Way. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Yeovil Central

Crime Over Time in Nelson Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Hudson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blake Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shackleton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cartier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Great Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Mead Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 8 of 8

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑