Total Crime Rate
95.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Keyford Cottages area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 468th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Cottages (BA11 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Keyford Cottages (BA11 1JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 37 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 | Public order | Christchurch Street West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crown Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crown Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crown Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyford | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slipps Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stony Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Slipps Close | — |
| 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 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eagle Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eagle Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slipps Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palmer Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Catherine Hill | Under investigation |
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