Crime in BA4 5LY
How much crime is recorded in BA4 5LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shepton Mallet
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,465 (2024)
BA4 5LYShepton Mallet
How safe is BA4 5LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 62.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA4 5LY area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.