Total Crime Rate
294.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spring Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 88th 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 Spring Road (BA11 2JP) in the last 12 months was 294.1 per 1,000 residents and was 267.2% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spring Road (BA11 2JP), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Frome East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Gasworks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B3090 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elliot Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Justice Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Gasworks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Justice Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vine Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Gasworks | — |
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