Total Crime Rate

174.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 174.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Rise area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet , and the 204th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadow Rise (BA4 5NS) in the last 12 months was 174.9 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% higher than the Shepton Mallet average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 866.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 133.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Rise (BA4 5NS), the main crime hotspot is near Draycott Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowl Street —
Sep 2025Public order Longbridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Ostry Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Great Ostry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Great Ostry Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Great Ostry Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pike Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silk Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hillmead Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmead Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hillmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hillmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hillmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hillmead Under investigation
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Data Sources

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