Crime Rates at Gentle Street, Frome, BA11 1JH

Gentle Street area has the 44th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 614th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gentle Street (BA11 1JH) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gentle Street (BA11 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.