Total Crime Rate
160.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Butts Hill area has the 15th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 240th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Butts Hill (BA11 1HR) in the last 12 months was 160.7 per 1,000 residents and was 100.6% higher than the Frome East average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (β 112.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Butts Hill (BA11 1HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cork Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slipps Close (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Frome East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slipps Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cork Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cork Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cork Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Smithy Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Randolph Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Christchurch Street West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slipps Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eagle Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eagle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slipps Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cork Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyford | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stony Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gopehedge | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gopehedge | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmer Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmer Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyford Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keyford Terrace | Under investigation |
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