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 1LT) 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 1LT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Middle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earle Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stars Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stars Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stars Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stars Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Central Acre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Earle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Western Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Western Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Western Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tanyard Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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