Total Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Raleigh Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 142nd 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 Raleigh Road (BA21 5FG) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Raleigh Road (BA21 5FG), the main crime hotspot is near Lyde Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Yeovil East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collingwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyde Road | Under investigation |
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