Total Crime Rate

172.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 101.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Caraway Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chard North , and the 210th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caraway Close (TA20 1HP) in the last 12 months was 172.9 per 1,000 residents and was 111.0% higher than the Chard North average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 172.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -48.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caraway Close (TA20 1HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cerdic Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caraway Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Caraway Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heron Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cerdic Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairway Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caraway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Touches Meadow Under investigation

Data Sources

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