Total Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queens Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet , and the 756th highest 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 Queens Road (BA4 5TF) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (BA4 5TF), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Summerleaze Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westway Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westway Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westway Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hitchin Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Shepton Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pullen Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Summerleaze Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Summerleaze Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Summerleaze Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westway Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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