Total Crime Rate

31.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 31.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 23.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Cunningham Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 530th lowest 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 Cunningham Road (BA21 5FF) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cunningham Road (BA21 5FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gainsborough Way, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerville Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cunningham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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