Total Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

St Johns 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 St Johns Road (BA21 5QP) 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 St Johns Road (BA21 5QP), the main crime hotspot is near Lyde Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lowther Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gainsborough Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lyde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathermead Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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