Shepton Mallet Rural vs Taunton East

Shepton Mallet Rural has a safety score of 72/100 (Safe) and recorded 181 crimes in the last 12 months. Taunton East has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) with 1,297 crimes. Shepton Mallet Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Shepton Mallet Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -36.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Taunton East shows +2.7% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Shepton Mallet Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (76 incidents). In Taunton East, it is Violent Crime (558 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Shepton Mallet Rural recorded 24 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Taunton East recorded 156. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Shepton Mallet Rural totalled 76 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 558 in Taunton East. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Shepton Mallet Rural recorded 285 crimes (now 181, a change of -36.5%). Taunton East recorded 1,263 crimes previously (now 1,297, +2.7%).

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. Shepton Mallet Rural has a resolution rate of 0% and Taunton East has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Shepton Mallet Rural falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Taunton East 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 Shepton Mallet Rural and Taunton East. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.