Crime Rates at Welbeck Road, Yeovil, BA21 5PH

Welbeck Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 652nd highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welbeck Road (BA21 5PH) in the last 12 months was 68.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welbeck Road (BA21 5PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St John'S Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lyde Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.