Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 187.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Forton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chard North , and the 181st highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forton Road (TA20 2HJ) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 129.1% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forton Road (TA20 2HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Silver Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 36 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Farm Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Town —
Sep 2025Public order Old Town Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Town Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Town Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Town Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dwelly Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Town Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Silver Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Duck Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Auckland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Sep 2025Other crime King Cerdic Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Ine Close North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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