Crime Rates at Old Town, Chard, TA20 2BD

Old Town area has the 12th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chard North , and the 226th 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 Old Town (TA20 2BD) in the last 12 months was 166.2 per 1,000 residents and was 102.8% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Town (TA20 2BD), 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.