Crime Rates at Beeching Close, Chard, TA20 1BB

Beeching Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 124th 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 Beeching Close (TA20 1BB) in the last 12 months was 252.0 per 1,000 residents and was 156.6% higher than the Chard North average (98.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 135.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beeching Close (TA20 1BB), the main crime hotspot is near Coker Way. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.