Crime Rates at Old Town, Chard, TA20 2BE

Old Town area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chard North , and the 181st highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Town (TA20 2BE) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 129.1% 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 43 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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