Total Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eastfield area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Shepton Mallet , and the 366th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastfield (BA4 5TU) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastfield (BA4 5TU), the main crime hotspot is near Draycott Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kings Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pike Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Board Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Summerleaze Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Shepton Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Board Cross —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield —
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Data Sources

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