Crime Rates at Blackmere, Houndstone, Yeovil, BA22 8TS

Blackmere area has the 59th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 828th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackmere (BA22 8TS) in the last 12 months was 46.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Brympton average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 137.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackmere (BA22 8TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ritchie Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Badger Heights (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.