Total Crime Rate

104.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 104.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Old Gas Works area has the 31st highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 439th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Old Gas Works (BA11 2FA) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Gas Works (BA11 2FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Milk Street, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Old Gas Works area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonard'S Barton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonard'S Barton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Over Innox —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Over Innox —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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