Total Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Violent Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025Frome Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Mere , and the 766th lowest crime rate of 1,623 local areas in Wiltshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Frome Road (BA12 7JB) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Mere average (51.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
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