Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

King Athelstan Drive area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Chard North , and the 856th lowest crime rate of 1,848 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 King Athelstan Drive (TA20 2HZ) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Athelstan Drive (TA20 2HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Wessex Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Athelstan Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Auckland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lombardy Avenue Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Ine Close North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime King Cerdic Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradfield Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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