Crime Rates at Highfield Road, Yeovil, BA21 4RL

Highfield Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 888th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Highfield Road (BA21 4RL) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (BA21 4RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newcroft Court, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fielding Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.