Total Crime Rate
252.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Catherine Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 106th 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 Catherine Street (BA11 1DU) in the last 12 months was 252.8 per 1,000 residents and was 215.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 115.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Catherine Street (BA11 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Frome East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eagle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eagle Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cork Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cork Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cork Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cork Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Badcox | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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