Total Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.0 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 118.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dampier Place area has the 27th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 367th 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 Dampier Place (BA21 4EW) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dampier Place (BA21 4EW), the main crime hotspot is near Clarence Terrace. Police recorded 160 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dampier Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stars Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Southville Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earle Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Earle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Earle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stars Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stars Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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