Postcode · Shepton Mallet
Crime in BA4 5PL
How much crime is recorded in BA4 5PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shepton Mallet
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,661 (2024)
BA4 5PLShepton Mallet
How safe is BA4 5PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA4 5PL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 5PLNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Burglary10.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft3.34.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.