Postcode · Yeovil
Crime in BA21 5LE
How much crime is recorded in BA21 5LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yeovil North East
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,442 (2024)
BA21 5LEYeovil
How safe is BA21 5LE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA21 5LE area, 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
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 5LENational
Violence and sexual offences34.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft3.14.5
Public order3.04.6
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.