Postcode district · Yeovil
Crime in BA20
How much crime is recorded in BA20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 24,739 (2024)
BA20Postcode district · Yeovil
How safe is BA20
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in BA20, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BA20National
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Shoplifting17.88.4
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Public order9.84.6
Burglary8.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft4.84.5
Robbery2.11.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.02.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.