Total Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 26.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bucklers Mead Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 430th lowest crime rate of 1,847 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 Bucklers Mead Road (BA21 5RH) in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% lower than the Yeovil Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bucklers Mead Road (BA21 5RH), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwell Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bucklers Mead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birchfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northbrook Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Runnymede Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Runnymede Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Runnymede Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Close
Apr 2026Other theft Sherwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairmead Road

Data Sources

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