Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brutton Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chard North , and the 493rd highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Brutton Way (TA20 2HB) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher than the Chard North average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brutton Way (TA20 2HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springmead, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coronation Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brutton Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Brutton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crowshute Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Springmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springmead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Springmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mintons Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brutton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brian Mooney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wambrook Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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