Postcode · Yeovil
Crime in BA22 8TR
How much crime is recorded in BA22 8TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yeovil South
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,354 (2024)
BA22 8TRYeovil
How safe is BA22 8TR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA22 8TR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 8TRNational
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Burglary2.49.1
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Shoplifting1.48.4
Other theft1.14.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 48% 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.