Crime Rates at South Street, Yeovil, BA20 1QQ

South Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (BA20 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 323.2 per 1,000 residents and was 202.8% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 165.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (BA20 1QQ), 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.