Total Crime Rate
43.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oxford Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 786th 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 Oxford Road (BA21 5HR) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% 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 Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Road (BA21 5HR), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lowther Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvedere Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyde Road | Under investigation |
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