Total Crime Rate
555.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
248.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milk 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 Milk Street (BA11 3DB) 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 Milk Street (BA11 3DB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hoopers Barton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Naish'S Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Scott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Scott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Naish'S Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eagle Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eagle Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eagle Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eagle Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eagle Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cork Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cork Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cork Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cork Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Catherine Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sun Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Morgan'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard'S Barton | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Street | Under investigation |
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