Total Crime Rate

1907.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

894.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1907.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 894.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 555.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 446.1 10/10
  • Public order 306.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 283.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 94.5 10/10
  • Other theft 92.6 10/10
  • Robbery 30.3 10/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Other crime 20.8 10/10
  • Drugs 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 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

Middle Street area has the highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Street (BA20 1LF) in the last 12 months was 1907.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1686.8% higher than the Yeovil Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 294 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 473 (≈ 894.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Street (BA20 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 225 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarence Terrace (91 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Middle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Bond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Offender given a caution

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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