Crime Rates at High Street, Chard, TA20 1QL

High Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chard North , and the 183rd 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 High Street (TA20 1QL) in the last 12 months was 186.8 per 1,000 residents and was 128.0% higher than the Chard North average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 120.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TA20 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Commercial Row (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.