Postcode · Yeovil
Crime in BA22 8PN
How much crime is recorded in BA22 8PN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ham Hill & Merriott
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,127 (2024)
BA22 8PNYeovil
How safe is BA22 8PN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA22 8PN 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
BA22 8PNNational
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Burglary5.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Drugs1.32.4
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 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.