Total Crime Rate

764.2 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 764.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 217.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 207.6 10/10
  • Public order 141.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.6 8/10
  • Other theft 42.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

South Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 14th 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 South Street (BA20 1ND) in the last 12 months was 764.2 per 1,000 residents and was 602.6% higher than the Yeovil Central average (108.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 353.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (BA20 1ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 184 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Silver Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order High Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Suspect charged as part of another case

Data Sources

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