Total Crime Rate
89.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Quarr 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 Quarr (BA4 5NP) 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 Quarr (BA4 5NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kyte Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Regal Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Shepton Mallet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Road | — |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garston Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kyte Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Firthfield Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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