Total Crime Rate

252.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 252.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Hornsbury Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Chard North , and the 124th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hornsbury Hill (TA20 3DB) in the last 12 months was 252.0 per 1,000 residents and was 156.6% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 135.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornsbury Hill (TA20 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near Hornsbury Hill, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hornsbury Hill area

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Data Sources

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