Postcode · Shepton Mallet
Crime in BA4 6BE
How much crime is recorded in BA4 6BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Evercreech & Nunney
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,650 (2024)
BA4 6BEShepton Mallet
How safe is BA4 6BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA4 6BE area, well 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
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 6BENational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary11.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.