Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drake Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 901st lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drake Road (BA21 5EY) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drake Road (BA21 5EY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Drake Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cartier Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Trent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cunningham Road Under investigation
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 2025Possession of weapons Great Mead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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