Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 333.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.6 8/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Esplanade Cottages area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 80th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Esplanade Cottages (TA8 1BD) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 362.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 185.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Esplanade Cottages (TA8 1BD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Esplanade Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shearn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adam Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Street —
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Technical Street —
Apr 2026Public order Technical Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Technical Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steart Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cottage Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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