Crime Rates at Kingsland Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5SE

Kingsland Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Kingsland Road (BA4 5SE) in the last 12 months was 306.0 per 1,000 residents and was 255.3% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsland Road (BA4 5SE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.