Postcode district · Chard
Crime in TA20
How much crime is recorded in TA20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 34,001 (2024)
TA20Postcode district · Chard
How safe is TA20
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in TA20, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
TA20National
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Shoplifting8.48.4
Burglary7.89.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.91.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.