Total Crime Rate

111.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 111.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Yeovil Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Sherborne East , and the 136th highest crime rate of 1,290 local areas in Dorset .

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 Yeovil Road (DT9 4BB) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% higher than the Sherborne East average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 864.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yeovil Road (DT9 4BB), the main crime hotspot is near Shutler Street. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Yeovil Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shutler Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shutler Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornhill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shutler Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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