Total Crime Rate
97.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sunnyside area has the 35th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 481st highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Sunnyside (BA11 1LD) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sunnyside (BA11 1LD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Whitworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Charles Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Water Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Water Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Buildings Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longleat Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mount | Under investigation |
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