Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sherwell Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 318th 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 Sherwell Close (BA21 5EE) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 72.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwell Close (BA21 5EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 190 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Manse (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sherwell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sherwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairmead Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northbrook Road
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birchfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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