Total Crime Rate

193.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 193.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 63.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Courts Barton area has the 15th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 194th 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 Courts Barton (BA11 4QA) in the last 12 months was 193.9 per 1,000 residents and was 126.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Courts Barton (BA11 4QA), the main crime hotspot is near Masons Way. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Courts Barton area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranmore View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marston Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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