Total Crime Rate
174.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsway Road 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 Kingsway Road (TA8 1ES) 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 Kingsway Road (TA8 1ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Technical Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burnham on Sea North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Technical Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shearn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashley Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adam Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Adam Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Eton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Technical Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Eton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lynton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jaycroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hudson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Luke'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Technical Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quantock Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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