Total Crime Rate

147.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 147.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Netherton Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 286th 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 Netherton Road (BA21 5NX) in the last 12 months was 147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Netherton Road (BA21 5NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunningdale Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Netherton Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Netherton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgemoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sherwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heather Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northbrook Road
Apr 2026Public order Fairway View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birchfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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