Crime Rates at Princes Street, Yeovil, BA20 1EE

Princes Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 29th 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 Princes Street (BA20 1EE) in the last 12 months was 519.4 per 1,000 residents and was 377.5% higher than the Yeovil Central average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 376.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (BA20 1EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 263 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (71 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.