Crime Rates at Victoria Cottages, Burnham-on-sea, TA8 1AP

Victoria Cottages area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Cottages (TA8 1AP) in the last 12 months was 329.9 per 1,000 residents and was 357.4% higher than the Burnham on Sea North average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 197.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Cottages (TA8 1AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.