Crime Rates at Summerleaze Park, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5FE

Summerleaze Park area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet , and the 199th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Summerleaze Park (BA4 5FE) in the last 12 months was 190.3 per 1,000 residents and was 120.9% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 103.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Summerleaze Park (BA4 5FE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.