Total Crime Rate

304.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

190.0 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 304.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 190.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • 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

Dyers Close Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 94th 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 Dyers Close Lane (BA11 3DD) in the last 12 months was 304.7 per 1,000 residents and was 255.3% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 190.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dyers Close Lane (BA11 3DD), 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 Dyers Close Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Ground —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Other theft Morgan'S 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 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hill Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hoopers Barton Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Ground —
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 Leonard'S Barton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonard'S Barton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whatcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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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