According to an article in the Frome Standard England feels Frome is so safe that they are closing the Police Station.
Quoting the article (link below)
So yes I am saddened about the imminent destruction of our police station. However, I am a realist and have known for years that this was on the cards and also see that it makes financial sense to sell the land and downsize. However, I feel it has been handled in a very poor manner and as we approach "destruction day" we are still not told where "our" new station will be.
We are told that there may be a desk in the library. Great. Easy access and a good place for people to report minor matters or perhaps hand their documents in for examination. But it is not a police station. Maybe "we" will share with our social work colleagues in the old public office in Christchurch Street West or maybe we will share the Enterprise centre on Manor Road? Who knows? Surely somebody does and yet we are not told.
Bath Police Station is going to close. Lots of stations are coming to the end of their life. But, and this is the crucial thing, especially for the people of Frome, rather than worry about car parking charges, or what supermarket is to move into the town, ask yourself how you would feel if the 24/7 local emergency cover that the police currently provide was replaced with a local community team of a few police officers and a team of PCSOs who would not operate after midnight. I hasten to add, I truly respect the work that they do.
Read more: http://www.fromestandard.co.uk/need-police-cover-dark/story-20523575-detail/story.html
When that crime wave starts and it is bound to now, who will be there to protect the people of Frome? Where does the police help come from?
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