Frome Town vs Portishead

Frome Town has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,940 crimes in the last 12 months. Portishead has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 1,706 crimes. Portishead scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Frome Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +13.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Portishead shows -14.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Frome Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,158 incidents). In Portishead, it is Violent Crime (681 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Frome Town recorded 450 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Portishead recorded 287. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Frome Town totalled 1,158 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 681 in Portishead. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Frome Town recorded 2,589 crimes (now 2,940, a change of +13.6%). Portishead recorded 2,003 crimes previously (now 1,706, -14.8%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Frome Town has a resolution rate of 28.5% and Portishead has 20%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Frome Town falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Portishead is covered by Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Frome Town and Portishead. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.