Total Crime Rate

216.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 216.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Public order 43.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Christchurch Street West area has the 11th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 171st highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Christchurch Street West (BA11 1EB) in the last 12 months was 216.4 per 1,000 residents and was 152.4% higher than the Frome East average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Street West (BA11 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scott Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Christchurch Street West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Morgan'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hoopers Barton Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street
Apr 2026Other theft Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard'S Barton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cork Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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