Total Crime Rate
1578.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Borough Arcade 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 The Borough Arcade (BA20 1RX) 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 The Borough Arcade (BA20 1RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 263 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (71 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 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes 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 |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petter'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petter'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | South Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Higher Kingston | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Higher Kingston | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
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