Total Crime Rate
147.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
97.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Netherton 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 5NZ) 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 5NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St John'S Road, where police recorded 43 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magna Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedgemoor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Netherton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St John'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montrose Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Netherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Netherton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northbrook Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawthorn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Birchfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sherwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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