Crime Rates at Welshmill Lane, Frome, BA11 3AL

Welshmill Lane area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 338th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Welshmill Lane (BA11 3AL) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welshmill Lane (BA11 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Place, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Ground (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.