Total Crime Rate
102.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026South Esplanade area has the 24th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 452nd highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around South Esplanade (TA8 1DL) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher than the Burnham on Sea North average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Esplanade (TA8 1DL), 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.
View Crime In Highbridge & Burnham South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Margaret Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Margaret Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Margaret Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Margaret Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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