Postcode · Chard
Crime in TA20 2JD
How much crime is recorded in TA20 2JD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chard West
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,179 (2024)
TA20 2JDChard
How safe is TA20 2JD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA20 2JD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 2JDNational
Violence and sexual offences31.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Burglary6.19.1
Public order6.14.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime2.91.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other theft1.44.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 91% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.