Wincanton Town vs Yeovil Rural

Wincanton Town has a safety score of 38/100 (Below Average) and recorded 554 crimes in the last 12 months. Yeovil Rural has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,091 crimes. Wincanton Town scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Wincanton Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3.7% — 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 Wincanton Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (229 incidents). In Yeovil Rural, it is Violent Crime (473 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Wincanton Town recorded 72 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 Wincanton Town totalled 229 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, Wincanton Town recorded 575 crimes (now 554, a change of -3.7%). 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. Wincanton Town has a resolution rate of 60% and Yeovil Rural has 24.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Wincanton Town 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 Wincanton Town and Yeovil Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.