Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Goldcroft area has the 26th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 349th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Goldcroft (BA21 4DQ) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldcroft (BA21 4DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 193 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarence Terrace (91 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Goldcroft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stars Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyndham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stars Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earle Street

Data Sources

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