Total Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 126.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Willow Vale area has the 24th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 343rd 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 Willow Vale (BA11 1FE) in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% higher than the Frome East average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willow Vale (BA11 1FE), 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 Willow Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eagle Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eagle Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Eagle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eagle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eagle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stony Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stony Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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