Crime Rates at South Street, Yeovil, BA20 1QR

South Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 76th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Street (BA20 1QR) in the last 12 months was 328.7 per 1,000 residents and was 202.3% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 196.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 195.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (BA20 1QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 207 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.