Crime Rates at Plumbers Barton, Frome, BA11 1QQ

Plumbers Barton area has the highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 44th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plumbers Barton (BA11 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 447.8 per 1,000 residents and was 459.0% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -63.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 209.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plumbers Barton (BA11 1QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.