Total Crime Rate

90.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Drugs 20.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pike Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet , and the 533rd 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 Pike Lane (BA4 5DS) in the last 12 months was 90.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pike Lane (BA4 5DS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pike Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Board Cross —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silk Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Board Cross Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Batch Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowl Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Board Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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