Total Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wambrook Place area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 881st highest 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 Wambrook Place (TA20 1FL) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wambrook Place (TA20 1FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brutton Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chard South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wambrook Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Snowdon Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Windsor Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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