Total Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 515th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (BA21 4BW) in the last 12 months was 93.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (BA21 4BW), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colmer Road
Apr 2026Burglary Colmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Colmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crofton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Kingston Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldcroft Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sparrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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