Chard Rural West vs Taunton West

Chard Rural West has a safety score of 67/100 (Safe) and recorded 139 crimes in the last 12 months. Taunton West has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 1,394 crimes. Chard Rural West scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chard Rural West shows a year-on-year crime trend of +6.9% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Taunton West shows -0.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chard Rural West, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (82 incidents). In Taunton West, it is Violent Crime (627 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chard Rural West recorded 13 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Taunton West recorded 166. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chard Rural West totalled 82 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 627 in Taunton West. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chard Rural West recorded 130 crimes (now 139, a change of +6.9%). Taunton West recorded 1,400 crimes previously (now 1,394, -0.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Chard Rural West has a resolution rate of 0% and Taunton West has 28%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Chard Rural West falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Taunton West is covered by Avon and Somerset Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Chard Rural West and Taunton West. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.