Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 78.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bucklers Mead Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 625th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bucklers Mead Road (BA21 5FA) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bucklers Mead Road (BA21 5FA), the main crime hotspot is near The Manse. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bucklers Mead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Runnymede Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Runnymede Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birchfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Manse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Manse Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Manse Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Manse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Manse Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Manse Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northbrook Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairmead Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Sherwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Runnymede Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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