Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 96.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

This area has the 21st highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 487th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (TA20 2BU) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode TA20 2BU, the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Gildas, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dominy Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in TA20 2BU area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hervey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Gildas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Cerdic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lombardy Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Gildas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lombardy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bubwith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bubwith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bubwith Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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