Crime Rate in Yeovil East, ward

Yeovil East has the 22nd highest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 3084th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 221st highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Yeovil East in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Yeovil East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 388 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 106.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 471 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Yeovil East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 98 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around The Manse (30 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.