Total Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crofton Park 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 Crofton Park (BA21 4EF) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Crofton Park (BA21 4EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 169 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (74 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Crofton Park area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sparrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sparrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparrow Road β€”
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Robbery Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colmer Road β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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