Postcode · Chard
Crime in TA20 1HH
How much crime is recorded in TA20 1HH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chard North & East
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,484 (2024)
TA20 1HHChard
How safe is TA20 1HH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA20 1HH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TA20 1HHNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Shoplifting7.68.4
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Public order5.64.6
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.