Crime Rates at Bowlish, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5JA

This area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet , and the 707th lowest crime rate of 1,847 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 This (BA4 5JA) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode BA4 5JA, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prospect Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowlish Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.