Total Crime Rate

243.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 243.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.6 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Victoria Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 140th 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 Victoria Avenue (TA20 1HG) in the last 12 months was 243.1 per 1,000 residents and was 147.6% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Avenue (TA20 1HG), the main crime hotspot is near Henson Park. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henson Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brunel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chester Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wilkins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brunel Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brunel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henson Park —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brunel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Brunel Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tapstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Furzehill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furzehill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furzehill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furzehill —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Webster Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Webster Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tapstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tapstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hocken Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dellshore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Henson Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Henson Park Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Henson Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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