Total Crime Rate
12.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sycamore Square area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Square (TA20 1DE) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sycamore Square (TA20 1DE), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chard North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dening Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dening Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redstart Road | Under investigation |
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