Total Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 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 69.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Cerdic Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 714th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Cerdic Close (TA20 2JB) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Cerdic Close (TA20 2JB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in King Cerdic Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lombardy Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wessex Close
Apr 2026Public order Lombardy Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hervey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Cerdic Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wessex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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