Shepton Mallet Town vs Yatton

Shepton Mallet Town has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 988 crimes in the last 12 months. Yatton has a safety score of 47/100 (Average) with 445 crimes. Yatton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

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

In Shepton Mallet Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (462 incidents). In Yatton, it is Violent Crime (212 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Shepton Mallet Town recorded 110 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Yatton recorded 67. 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 Town totalled 462 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 212 in Yatton. 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 Town recorded 1,087 crimes (now 988, a change of -9.1%). Yatton recorded 571 crimes previously (now 445, -22.1%).

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. Shepton Mallet Town has a resolution rate of 0% and Yatton has 33.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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