Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Christchurch Street East area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 920th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Christchurch Street East (BA11 1QA) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christchurch Street East (BA11 1QA), 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 Christchurch Street East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cork Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slipps Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slipps Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eagle Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eagle Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Eagle Lane 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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