Total Crime Rate

245.2 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 245.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Other theft 49.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Portway Mews area has the 7th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 113th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Portway Mews (BA11 1FT) in the last 12 months was 245.2 per 1,000 residents and was 206.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portway Mews (BA11 1FT), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portway Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Caxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallbridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Caxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wallbridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garsdale
Sep 2025Public order Wallbridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wallbridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wallbridge Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lock'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harcourt Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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