Crime Rates at Wraxall, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6RL

This area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Mendip South , and the 789th 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 This (BA4 6RL) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% higher than the Mendip South average (53.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode BA4 6RL, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wraxall Hill, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Huxham Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.