Total Crime Rate

214.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 214.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.2 8/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Compton Close area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Compton Close (BA4 5QZ) in the last 12 months was 214.5 per 1,000 residents and was 164.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Close (BA4 5QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Compton Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westway Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westway Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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