Total Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 22.5 2/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Waters Edge area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 115 local areas in Frome East , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waters Edge (BA11 5LT) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Frome East average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waters Edge (BA11 5LT), the main crime hotspot is near Hillside Drive. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waters Edge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wallbridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Western Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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