Total Crime Rate

114.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Burglary 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foundry Barton area has the 27th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 378th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Foundry Barton (BA11 3HX) in the last 12 months was 114.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% higher than the Frome East average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foundry Barton (BA11 3HX), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foundry Barton area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cork Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Justice Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Justice Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Gasworks —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Scott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Scott Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyers' Close Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoopers Barton Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoopers Barton Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hoopers Barton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Selwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Gasworks Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Catherine Street —
Sep 2025Public order Vine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Catherine Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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