Total Crime Rate

741.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

187.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 741.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 405.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 187.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.1 10/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Other theft 27.9 10/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Compton Flats area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 75 local areas in Yeovil Central , and the 18th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Compton Flats (BA21 5LY) in the last 12 months was 741.8 per 1,000 residents and was 594.9% 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 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 187.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 164.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Flats (BA21 5LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 190 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Manse (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Compton Flats area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Manse Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sedgemoor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Manse Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Manse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heather Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sherwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Netherton Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St Michael'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fielding Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hollies Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Manse Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Winchester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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