Crime Rates at Furnham Road, Chard, TA20 1AN

Furnham Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chard North , and the 317th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Furnham Road (TA20 1AN) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% higher than the Chard North average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Furnham Road (TA20 1AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tapstone Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coker Way (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.