Total Crime Rate
79.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bubwith Close area has the 24th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 616th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bubwith Close (TA20 2DF) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bubwith Close (TA20 2DF), the main crime hotspot is near Tapstone Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chard South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bubwith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tapstone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Tapstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tapstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tapstone Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hervey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tapstone Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryer Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tapstone Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tapstone Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tapstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tapstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Millfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tapstone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bubwith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bubwith Road | Under investigation |
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