Total Crime Rate

58.3 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 58.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 19.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Fairmead Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 784th 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 Lower Fairmead Road (BA21 5ST) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Yeovil Central average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Fairmead Road (BA21 5ST), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwell Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Bucklers Mead Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Primrose Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Close —
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Data Sources

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