Total Crime Rate
363.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
218.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Spring Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 68th 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 Spring Road (BA11 2JP) in the last 12 months was 363.3 per 1,000 residents and was 323.7% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 218.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spring Road (BA11 2JP), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Dale Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Justice Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B3090 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.