Crime Rates at Montacute Road, Houndstone, Yeovil, BA22 8ZD

Montacute Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 124 local areas in Brympton , and the 389th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Montacute Road (BA22 8ZD) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% higher than the Brympton average (57.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1114.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montacute Road (BA22 8ZD), the main crime hotspot is near Heron Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.