Crime Rates at Forton Road, Chard, TA20 2FD

Forton Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 316th 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 Forton Road (TA20 2FD) in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 89.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forton Road (TA20 2FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Town, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wessex Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.