Total Crime Rate

111.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 111.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 71.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Middle Touches area has the 17th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 401st highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middle Touches (TA20 1NU) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% higher than the Chard North average (98.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middle Touches (TA20 1NU), 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 Middle Touches area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cerdic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cerdic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Touches Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Henson Park Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Henson Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Henson Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henson Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henson Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cerdic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henson Park —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cerdic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cerdic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Touches Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Touches Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cerdic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cerdic Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henson Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henson Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henson Park —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Touches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lower Touches Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cerdic Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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