Total Crime Rate

426.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.3 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 426.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 148.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.7 10/10
  • Public order 65.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Burglary 27.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Holyrood Street area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 51st 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 Holyrood Street (TA20 2DN) in the last 12 months was 426.9 per 1,000 residents and was 334.8% higher than the Chard North average (98.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 176.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyrood Street (TA20 2DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silver Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Chard South

Crime Over Time in Holyrood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commercial Row
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowshute Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Commercial Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Commercial Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Mary'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Essex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Holyrood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crowshute Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Essex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Close

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.