Crime Rates at Maple Close, Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6HS

Maple Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Mendip Central and East , and the 475th 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 Maple Close (BA4 6HS) in the last 12 months was 98.6 per 1,000 residents and was 118.2% higher than the Mendip Central and East average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 320.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Close (BA4 6HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maesdown Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.