Crime Rates at High Street, Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6HZ

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Mendip Central and East , and the 369th 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 High Street (BA4 6HZ) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 168.9% higher than the Mendip Central and East average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 300.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (BA4 6HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rodmore Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.