Crime Rates at Symes Close, Chard, TA20 1PR

Symes Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 105th 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 Symes Close (TA20 1PR) in the last 12 months was 279.2 per 1,000 residents and was 184.4% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 136.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Symes Close (TA20 1PR), 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.