Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hurds Buildings area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 457th 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 Hurds Buildings (BA11 1LR) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 75.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurds Buildings (BA11 1LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scott Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hurds Buildings area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Eagle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eagle Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Buildings Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eagle Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eagle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eagle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knoll Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stony Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stony Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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