Total Crime Rate
69.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wallbridge Avenue area has the 47th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 721st 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 Wallbridge Avenue (BA11 1RL) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wallbridge Avenue (BA11 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wallbridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Great Western Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Rivers Reach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivers Reach | Under investigation |
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