Total Crime Rate
1578.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High 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 High Street (BA20 1RG) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 High Street (BA20 1RG), 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 (95 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Yeovil Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mary Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petter'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petter'S Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Suspect charged as part of another case |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Higher Kingston | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Higher Kingston | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Nicholas Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Street | Under investigation |
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