Total Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Selwood Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 558th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Selwood Road (BA11 3BS) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selwood Road (BA11 3BS), 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 Selwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badcox Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Badcox Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Badcox Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whatcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard'S Barton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Morgan'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Close 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 Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cork Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Naish'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Naish'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cork Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Ground —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Ground —
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Data Sources

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