Shepton Mallet Rural vs Weston Town Centre

Shepton Mallet Rural has a safety score of 72/100 (Safe) and recorded 181 crimes in the last 12 months. Weston Town Centre has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 3,293 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. Weston Town Centre shows -0.9% (falling). 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 Weston Town Centre, it is Violent Crime (1,274 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 Weston Town Centre recorded 484. 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 1,274 in Weston Town Centre. 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%). Weston Town Centre recorded 3,323 crimes previously (now 3,293, -0.9%).

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 Weston Town Centre has 27.7%. 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. Weston Town Centre 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 Weston Town Centre. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.