Total Crime Rate

220.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 220.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 123.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hawthorn Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 167th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Hawthorn Road (BA21 5PG) in the last 12 months was 220.2 per 1,000 residents and was 106.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 123.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Road (BA21 5PG), 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.

Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgemoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Road
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowther Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherton Road
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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