Total Crime Rate

189.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 189.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Pauls Mews area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet , and the 180th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Pauls Mews (BA4 5BN) in the last 12 months was 189.4 per 1,000 residents and was 133.4% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (β‰ˆ 112.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Mews (BA4 5BN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Pauls Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hillmead Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Ostry Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Great Ostry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Great Ostry Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Great Ostry Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pike Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hillmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hillmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hillmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hillmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmead Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Longbridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silk Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raddon Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornhill β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Maples Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowl Street β€”

Data Sources

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