Total Crime Rate
80.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rosebery Avenue area has the 37th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 609th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rosebery Avenue (BA21 5LE) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% 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. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rosebery Avenue (BA21 5LE), the main crime hotspot is near Camborne Street. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harbin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fairway View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Yeovil Pen Mill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Road | Under investigation |
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