Crime Rates at Lyddons Mead, Chard, TA20 1HD

Lyddons Mead area has the 11th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chard North , and the 214th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Lyddons Mead (TA20 1HD) in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 108.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyddons Mead (TA20 1HD), the main crime hotspot is near Henson Park. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.