Crime Rates at The Avenue, Yeovil, BA21 4BN

The Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 811th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (BA21 4BN) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (BA21 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 184 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.