Total Crime Rate

307.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 307.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 172.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bedford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 91st highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Road (BA21 5UG) in the last 12 months was 307.0 per 1,000 residents and was 187.6% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 146.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (BA21 5UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gainsborough Way, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St John'S Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gainsborough Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montrose Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magna Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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