Shepton Mallet Town vs St Arvans

Shepton Mallet Town has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 815 crimes in the last 12 months. St Arvans has a safety score of 91/100 (Very Safe) with 19 crimes. St Arvans scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Shepton Mallet Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -24.5% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. St Arvans shows -65.5% (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 (367 incidents). In St Arvans, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (7 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Shepton Mallet Town recorded 90 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while St Arvans recorded 7. 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 367 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 5 in St Arvans. 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 1,079 crimes (now 815, a change of -24.5%). St Arvans recorded 55 crimes previously (now 19, -65.5%).

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 St Arvans has 25%. 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. St Arvans is covered by Gwent Police. 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 St Arvans. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.