Total Crime Rate

1578.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1578.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 508.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 323.3 10/10
  • Public order 266.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 213.6 10/10
  • Other theft 90.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.4 10/10
  • Burglary 28.4 10/10
  • Other crime 20.8 10/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Robbery 15.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middle Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 7th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 1NA) in the last 12 months was 1578.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1351.3% 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 269 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 422 (≈ 797.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Street (BA20 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Middle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Earle Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Sep 2025Public order Wyndham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wyndham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eastland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dampier Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stars Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stars Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clarence Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastville Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hill View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastville Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eastville Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastville —
Sep 2025Public order Westville Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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