Total Crime Rate

9.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 9.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 9.9 2/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • 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

High Lea area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Lea (BA21 4PE) in the last 12 months was 9.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.8% lower than the Yeovil Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Lea (BA21 4PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenthorne Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashford Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Lea area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A359 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A359 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stone Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Combe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenthorne Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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