Total Crime Rate
59.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westwood Drive area has the 56th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 762nd 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 Westwood Drive (BA11 4JR) in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower than the Frome East average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westwood Drive (BA11 4JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakfield Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yeomans Lodge (8 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 | Public order | Yeomans Lodge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yeomans Lodge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yeomans Lodge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakfield Close | — |
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