Total Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbot Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet , and the 526th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbot Lane (BA4 4LT) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Shepton Mallet average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbot Lane (BA4 4LT), the main crime hotspot is near Cazenove Path. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbot Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Home Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hobbs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Weavers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blandford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nalder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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