Total Crime Rate
83.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Keyford area has the 41st highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 585th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Keyford (BA11 1JF) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Keyford (BA11 1JF), the main crime hotspot is near Eagle Lane. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eagle Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eagle Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eagle Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eagle Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eagle Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eagle Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard'S Barton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longleat Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knoll Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slipps Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stony Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stony Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Slipps Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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