Total Crime Rate
161.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Frome Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Trowbridge Central , and the 115th highest crime rate of 1,622 local areas in Wiltshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Frome Road (BA14 0DN) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% lower than the Trowbridge Central average (182.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Frome Road (BA14 0DN), the main crime hotspot is near Sleightholme Court. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdown Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sleightholme Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdown Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sleightholme Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sleightholme Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sleightholme Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdown Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdown Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdown Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sleightholme Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdown Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Moldens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Moldens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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