Postcode · Shepton Mallet
Crime in BA4 5FF
How much crime is recorded in BA4 5FF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shepton Mallet
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,557 (2024)
BA4 5FFShepton Mallet
How safe is BA4 5FF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA4 5FF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BA4 5FFNational
Violence and sexual offences21.723.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.24.6
Other theft0.34.5
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 105% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.