Total Crime Rate
609.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
285.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Park Road area has the highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 27th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Park Road (BA11 1ED) in the last 12 months was 609.5 per 1,000 residents and was 610.9% higher than the Frome East average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 285.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road (BA11 1ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerset Road, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerset Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Badcox | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Morgan'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hoopers Barton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Catherine Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sun Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard'S Barton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Weymouth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerset Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Badcox | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitewell Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Slipps Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slipps Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Water Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Badcox | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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