Total Crime Rate

294.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 294.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Public order 48.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Bridge area has the 4th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 88th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Bridge (BA11 1AR) in the last 12 months was 294.1 per 1,000 residents and was 267.2% higher than the Frome East average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Bridge (BA11 1AR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Bridge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmer Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palmer Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gopehedge —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stony Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cork Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Cork Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cork Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cork Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cork Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Catherine Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Eagle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Public order King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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