Total Crime Rate

244.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

196.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 244.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 196.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheddon Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Monkton & North Curry , and the 136th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheddon Road (TA2 7BA) in the last 12 months was 244.9 per 1,000 residents and was 175.1% higher than the Monkton & North Curry average (89.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -59.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 196.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheddon Road (TA2 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Rydon Lane. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheddon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyrland Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Colin Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Dorchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ladymead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ladymead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Ladymead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladymead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladymead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladymead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladymead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Glenwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pyrland Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Crescent
Apr 2026Drugs Glenwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cats Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St David'S Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rydon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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