Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sydling Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 548th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydling Road (BA21 5LH) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Yeovil Central average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydling Road (BA21 5LH), the main crime hotspot is near Netherton Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sydling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camborne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydling Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herblay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathermead Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fairway View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Camborne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sedgemoor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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