Crime Rates at Poppy Close, Yeovil, BA22 8US

Poppy Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 268th 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 Poppy Close (BA22 8US) in the last 12 months was 152.6 per 1,000 residents and was 120.1% higher than the Brympton average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 333.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poppy Close (BA22 8US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 26 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.