Total Crime Rate

194.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 194.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Other theft 37.3 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Buttercup Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 173rd 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 Buttercup Close (BA11 5FB) in the last 12 months was 194.0 per 1,000 residents and was 142.2% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercup Close (BA11 5FB), the main crime hotspot is near Elder Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buttercup Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Buttercup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marigold Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marigold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marigold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marigold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marigold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buttercup Close —
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Data Sources

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