Total Crime Rate

412.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

260.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 412.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 260.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.1 10/10
  • Public order 75.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Coles Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 54th 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 Coles Place (TA20 2BA) in the last 12 months was 412.3 per 1,000 residents and was 319.9% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 260.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coles Place (TA20 2BA), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Street. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coles Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Gildas Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hervey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft A30 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Holyrood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Essex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Essex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Cerdic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dwelly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Gildas Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Row —
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dwelly Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dwelly Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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