Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 74.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 32.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lower Fairmead Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 662nd highest 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 Lower Fairmead Road (BA21 5ST) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower than the Yeovil Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Fairmead Road (BA21 5ST), 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 Lower Fairmead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
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 —
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Data Sources

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