Williton and Watchet vs Yeovil Rural

Williton and Watchet has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 879 crimes in the last 12 months. Yeovil Rural has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,091 crimes. Yeovil Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Williton and Watchet shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Yeovil Rural shows +3.3% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Williton and Watchet, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (456 incidents). In Yeovil Rural, it is Violent Crime (473 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Williton and Watchet recorded 119 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Yeovil Rural recorded 150. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Williton and Watchet totalled 456 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 473 in Yeovil Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Williton and Watchet recorded 914 crimes (now 879, a change of -3.8%). Yeovil Rural recorded 1,056 crimes previously (now 1,091, +3.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Williton and Watchet has a resolution rate of 0% and Yeovil Rural has 24.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Williton and Watchet falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Yeovil Rural is covered by Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Williton and Watchet and Yeovil Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.