Total Crime Rate

455.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

213.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 455.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 213.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.0 10/10
  • Public order 87.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.3 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 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

Garsdale area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 47th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Garsdale (BA11 1RX) in the last 12 months was 455.2 per 1,000 residents and was 430.9% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 213.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garsdale (BA11 1RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Singer'S Knoll (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Garsdale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivers Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rivers Reach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knoll Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishers Brook Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishers Brook Under investigation
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Data Sources

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