Crime Rates at Nightingale Grove, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5PZ

Nightingale Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Mendip Hills , and the 621st highest 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 Nightingale Grove (BA4 5PZ) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 121.9% higher than the Mendip Hills average (32.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Grove (BA4 5PZ), 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.