Total Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 64.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lynwood Close area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 765th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Lynwood Close (BA11 4DP) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynwood Close (BA11 4DP), the main crime hotspot is near Nunney Barton. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lynwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastwood Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Nunney Barton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Critchill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Aldhelm'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Acorns Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nunney Barton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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