Total Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Orchard Villas area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 618th lowest crime rate of 1,847 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 Orchard Villas (TA20 2QF) in the last 12 months was 35.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Villas (TA20 2QF), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Linkhay Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watermead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Deane Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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