Total Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 55.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Forton Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 876th 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 Forton Road (TA20 2ED) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% lower than the Chard North average (98.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forton Road (TA20 2ED), the main crime hotspot is near Lombardy Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartsfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lombardy Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Lombardy Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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