Crime Rate in Frome West, ward

Frome West has the 20th highest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 2870th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 203rd highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Frome West in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Frome West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 434 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -56.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 602 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Frome West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.