Total Crime Rate

216.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 216.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 113.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Handlemaker Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 139th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Handlemaker Road (BA11 4RW) in the last 12 months was 216.0 per 1,000 residents and was 169.6% higher than the Frome East average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handlemaker Road (BA11 4RW), the main crime hotspot is near Sandy'S Hill Lane. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Handlemaker Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cabell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pinmore Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinmore Under investigation
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Data Sources

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