Total Crime Rate

337.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

233.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 337.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 233.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 191.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.2 10/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Vallis Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 76th 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 Vallis Way (BA11 3BD) in the last 12 months was 337.5 per 1,000 residents and was 293.6% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -2.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 233.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vallis Way (BA11 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Hill Ground. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Vallis Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whatcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hill Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Morgan'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Robins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Ground Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weymouth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Naish'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Naish'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hoopers Barton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Ground Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery Badcox Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dommett'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badcox Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Ground —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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