Postcode · Yeovil
Crime in BA21 5SA
How much crime is recorded in BA21 5SA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yeovil North East
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,369 (2024)
BA21 5SAYeovil
How safe is BA21 5SA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA21 5SA 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 5SANational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Shoplifting6.88.4
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Burglary3.89.1
Public order2.14.6
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.12.4
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other crime0.61.5
Other theft0.34.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.