Total Crime Rate
89.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cornhill area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mendip Hills , and the 541st 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 Cornhill (BA4 5LS) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 127.4% higher than the Mendip Hills average (39.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cornhill (BA4 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Shepton Mallet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kyte Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Batch | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garston Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Firthfield Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kyte Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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