Total Crime Rate

115.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cazenove Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet , and the 383rd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cazenove Close (BA4 4FT) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.1% higher than the Shepton Mallet average (86.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cazenove Close (BA4 4FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fosse Lane, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitstone Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cazenove Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cazenove Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canaries Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fosse Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cannard'S Grave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nalder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Road

Data Sources

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