Total Crime Rate

555.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

248.0 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 555.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 248.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 105.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.2 10/10
  • Public order 65.5 10/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.9 10/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sun Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 32nd 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 Sun Street (BA11 3DA) in the last 12 months was 555.6 per 1,000 residents and was 548.0% 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 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 248.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sun Street (BA11 3DA), 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.

Crime Over Time in Sun Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hill Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eagle Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eagle Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Ground Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Ground Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hill Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eagle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Ground —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Ground —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slipps Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slipps Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Morgan'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eagle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Eagle Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Badcox Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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