Total Crime Rate

138.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dampier Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 302nd 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 Dampier Street (BA21 4ES) in the last 12 months was 138.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dampier Street (BA21 4ES), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dampier Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Newcroft Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Portreeve Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastville β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Public order Clarence Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Longcroft Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcroft Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dampier Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eastland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wyndham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wyndham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Longcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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