Total Crime Rate

174.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 174.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oxford Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 217th 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 Oxford Street (TA8 1EN) in the last 12 months was 174.5 per 1,000 residents and was 141.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (TA8 1EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Technical Street, where police recorded 26 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.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steart Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Technical Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Row
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cottage Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Public order Technical Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Technical Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shearn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adam Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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