Total Crime Rate
60.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Malthouse Court area has the 55th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 756th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Malthouse Court (BA11 4BJ) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Frome East average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malthouse Court (BA11 4BJ), 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.
View Crime In Frome East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weymouth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ecos Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weymouth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newington Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Whitewell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitewell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitewell Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whitewell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ecos Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ecos Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ecos Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ecos Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherry Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Somerset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Somerset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerset Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firwood Road | — |
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