Total Crime Rate

412.7 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 412.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.4 9/10
  • Public order 63.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Robbery 15.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Westway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 54th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westway (BA11 1BS) in the last 12 months was 412.7 per 1,000 residents and was 415.2% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -53.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 204.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westway (BA11 1BS), 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 Westway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Christchurch Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Street West Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Catherine Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Gasworks Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cork Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cork Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cork Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cork Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cork Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stony Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Eagle Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gopehedge —
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Data Sources

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