Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.8 4/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitstone Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet , and the 778th lowest crime rate of 1,848 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 Whitstone Road (BA4 5PW) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower than the Shepton Mallet average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitstone Road (BA4 5PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitstone Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitstone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Somerset Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A37 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Weavers Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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