Total Crime Rate
23.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Great Mead area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 366th 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 Great Mead (BA21 5FL) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 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 7 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great Mead (BA21 5FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great Mead, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nelson Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Yeovil East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Collingwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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