Total Crime Rate

153.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.9 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 153.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.7 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Water Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Lane (BA11 4AD) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 119.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (BA11 4AD), the main crime hotspot is near Somerset Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Water Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slipps Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitewell Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Somerset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longleat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slipps Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitworth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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