Crime Rates at Finch Close, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5GA

Finch Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet , and the 505th 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 Finch Close (BA4 5GA) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finch Close (BA4 5GA), the main crime hotspot is near Misburg Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.