Postcode · Shepton Mallet
Crime in BA4 5WT
How much crime is recorded in BA4 5WT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shepton Mallet
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,739 (2024)
BA4 5WTShepton Mallet
How safe is BA4 5WT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA4 5WT area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 5WTNational
Violence and sexual offences33.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Shoplifting5.48.4
Public order5.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.