Total Crime Rate

110.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Queens Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 409th 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 Queens Close (TA20 2HF) in the last 12 months was 110.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Close (TA20 2HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springmead, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alun Rees Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mintons Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crowshute Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crowshute Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Windsor Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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