Total Crime Rate

609.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

285.7 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 609.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 285.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 228.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 181.0 10/10
  • Public order 85.7 10/10
  • Drugs 47.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.1 10/10
  • Robbery 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Somerset 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 Somerset Road (BA11 1HB) 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 Somerset Road (BA11 1HB), the main crime hotspot is near Somerset Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Somerset Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
Apr 2026Public order Badcox Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ecos Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ecos Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slipps Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slipps Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitewell Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badcox Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Badcox Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weymouth Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Weavers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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