Total Crime Rate

158.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 158.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 60.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Gainsborough Way area has the 20th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 246th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough Way (BA21 5XU) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -68.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Way (BA21 5XU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hertford Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welbeck Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gainsborough Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gainsborough Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Trent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Gainsborough Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gainsborough Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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