Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

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 5JB) 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 5JB, the main crime hotspot is near Cornwall Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in BA4 5JB area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastfield Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coombe View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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