Total Crime Rate
82.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dukes Field area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mendip Hills , and the 594th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dukes Field (BA4 4DL) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 110.9% higher than the Mendip Hills average (39.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dukes Field (BA4 4DL), the main crime hotspot is near Kyte Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shepton Mallet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A37 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kyte Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Julian Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kyte Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Home Fields | Under investigation |
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