Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.0 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 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 32.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Folly Fields area has the 28th highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 408th 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 Folly Fields (BA21 4PH) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the Yeovil Central average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Folly Fields (BA21 4PH), the main crime hotspot is near College Green. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Folly Fields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliot Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenthorne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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