Crime Rate in Chard South, ward

Chard South has the 10th highest crime rate of 55 wards in Somerset district and the 1693rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 112th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chard South in the last 12 months was 102.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Somerset district average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chard South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 426 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 533 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chard South ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Silver Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.