Total Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kents Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 125th lowest 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 Kents Road (TA20 2QA) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% lower than the Chard North average (98.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kents Road (TA20 2QA), the main crime hotspot is near Watermead. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chard South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Linkhay Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Deane Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linkhay Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watermead | — |
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