Crime Rates at Portway Gardens, Frome, BA11 1PQ

Portway Gardens area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 469th 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 Portway Gardens (BA11 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 95.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portway Gardens (BA11 1PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.