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Yeovil South: your area

Yeovil South ward · Somerset. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Homes rented privately: 25% here, compared with 18% across Somerset (7.6 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 21.7% here, compared with 24.8% across Somerset (3.2 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 11% here, compared with 14% across Somerset (2.4 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

21.7%

21 March 2021 · Yeovil South ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,237 out of 10,329.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.8%

21 March 2021 · Yeovil South ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

500 out of 10,332.

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People counted in the census

10,332

21 March 2021 · Yeovil South ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

10,332 out of 10,332.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

28.2%

21 March 2021 · Yeovil South ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,455 out of 8,710.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.2%

21 March 2021 · Yeovil South ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,267 out of 4,708.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.5%

21 March 2021 · Yeovil South ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

731 out of 4,708.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.3%

21 March 2021 · Yeovil South ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,420 out of 8,710.

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Homes rented privately

25%

21 March 2021 · Yeovil South ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,191 out of 4,708.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Yeovil South ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

532 out of 4,708.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Yeovil South ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

2,079 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,040 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Yeovil South ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 174 mapped crimes in September 2024; 178 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Yeovil South
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202417447
October 202416956
November 202416037
December 202415539
January 202513826
February 202518738
March 202520829
April 202519828
May 202518642
June 202517027
July 202514151
August 202515427
September 202516750
October 202513835
November 202515749
December 202519840
January 202617657
February 202618855
March 202618648
April 202617543
May 202614039
June 202616129
July 202621537
August 202617850
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Yeovil South
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime812
shoplifting422
public order283
criminal damage arson153
other theft146
burglary61
robbery52
vehicle crime50
other crime37
drugs27
possession of weapons17
bicycle theft14
theft from the person5
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary: Due to a change in IT systems there are known issues with crime and outcome data since October 2015 as latitude and longitude information is missing from approximately 2000 crimes each month. The force will be working to rectify this and provide the missing data over the coming months.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →