Crime Rate in Yeovil South, ward

Yeovil South has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 328th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 23rd highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Yeovil South in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 120.0% higher than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Yeovil South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 747 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 41.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,130 (≈ 93.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Yeovil South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 273 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (163 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.