Total Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawthorn Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 199th lowest 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 Hawthorn Road (BA11 2LP) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% lower than the Frome East average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorn Road (BA11 2LP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 16 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maple Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maple Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Enos Way | — |
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