Crime Rates at The Butts, Frome, BA11 4AF

The Butts area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 478th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Butts (BA11 4AF) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Frome East average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Butts (BA11 4AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somerset Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ecos Court (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.