Crime Rates at Cambridge Street, Chard, TA20 1JQ

Cambridge Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 188th 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 Cambridge Street (TA20 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 201.2 per 1,000 residents and was 104.9% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 147.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Street (TA20 1JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.