Frome Town vs Williton and Watchet

Frome Town has a safety score of 5/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,940 crimes in the last 12 months. Williton and Watchet has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) with 879 crimes. Williton and Watchet 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. Williton and Watchet shows -3.8% (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 Williton and Watchet, it is Violent Crime (456 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 Williton and Watchet recorded 119. 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 456 in Williton and Watchet. 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%). Williton and Watchet recorded 914 crimes previously (now 879, -3.8%).

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 Williton and Watchet has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Frome Town falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Williton and Watchet 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 Williton and Watchet. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.