Crime Rates at Nursery Gardens, Chard, TA20 1HJ

Nursery Gardens 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 Nursery Gardens (TA20 1HJ) 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 Nursery Gardens (TA20 1HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cerdic Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wilkins Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.