Crime Rates at Holyrood Street, Chard, TA20 2AL

Holyrood Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chard North , and the 50th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Holyrood Street (TA20 2AL) in the last 12 months was 420.0 per 1,000 residents and was 412.6% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 187.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyrood Street (TA20 2AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silver Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.