Total Crime Rate

150.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 150.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Leach Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 276th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leach Road (TA20 1FA) in the last 12 months was 150.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leach Road (TA20 1FA), the main crime hotspot is near David Way. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Phelps Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dolling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson David Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson David Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dolling Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reed Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Hindrance Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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