Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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

Highfield Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 637th 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 Highfield Road (BA21 4RL) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% 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 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highfield Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Southville Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastville Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southville Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southville Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Southville Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Southville Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grass Royal Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fielding Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Southville Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Public order Milford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Crest Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dampier Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milford Road —
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Data Sources

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