Chipping Sodbury vs Shepton Mallet Town

Chipping Sodbury has a safety score of 46/100 (Average) and recorded 430 crimes in the last 12 months. Shepton Mallet Town has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 988 crimes. Chipping Sodbury scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chipping Sodbury shows a year-on-year crime trend of -22.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Shepton Mallet Town shows -9.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chipping Sodbury, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (190 incidents). In Shepton Mallet Town, it is Violent Crime (462 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chipping Sodbury recorded 70 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Shepton Mallet Town recorded 110. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chipping Sodbury totalled 190 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 462 in Shepton Mallet Town. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chipping Sodbury recorded 552 crimes (now 430, a change of -22.1%). Shepton Mallet Town recorded 1,087 crimes previously (now 988, -9.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Chipping Sodbury has a resolution rate of 0% and Shepton Mallet Town has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Chipping Sodbury falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Shepton Mallet Town is covered by Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Chipping Sodbury and Shepton Mallet Town. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.