Total Crime Rate

369.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· 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 369.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 97.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Steart Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 63rd 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 Steart Avenue (TA8 1DB) in the last 12 months was 369.4 per 1,000 residents and was 412.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steart Avenue (TA8 1DB), 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 Steart Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cottage Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Atlantic Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lynton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynton Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Row β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Row β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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