Postcode · Yeovil
Crime in BA21 5EX
How much crime is recorded in BA21 5EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yeovil North East
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,200 (2024)
BA21 5EXYeovil
How safe is BA21 5EX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA21 5EX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
BA21 5EXNational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Other theft3.34.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.42.4
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.