Total Crime Rate

262.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.0 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 262.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 99.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cherry Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 112th 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 Cherry Grove (BA11 4AW) in the last 12 months was 262.5 per 1,000 residents and was 206.1% higher than the Frome East average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 113.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Grove (BA11 4AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitewell Place, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slipps Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cherry Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitewell Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longleat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Slipps Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slipps Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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