Chard Town vs Axminster Rural

Chard Town has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,745 crimes in the last 12 months. Axminster Rural has a safety score of 65/100 (Safe) with 249 crimes. Axminster Rural scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Chard Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of +5.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Axminster Rural shows -8.8% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Chard Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (788 incidents). In Axminster Rural, it is Violent Crime (108 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Chard Town recorded 202 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Axminster Rural recorded 23. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Chard Town totalled 788 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 108 in Axminster Rural. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Chard Town recorded 1,657 crimes (now 1,745, a change of +5.3%). Axminster Rural recorded 273 crimes previously (now 249, -8.8%).

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 Town has a resolution rate of 35.3% and Axminster Rural has 45.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Chard Town falls within the Avon and Somerset Constabulary boundary. Axminster Rural is covered by Devon & Cornwall Police. 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 Town and Axminster Rural. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.