Total Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coopers Mead area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet , and the 579th 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 Coopers Mead (BA4 5PU) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coopers Mead (BA4 5PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerset Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Julian Close (7 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Nalder Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A37 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Home Fields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Julian Close | Under investigation |
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