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

Love Lane 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 Love Lane (TA8 1EU) 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 Love Lane (TA8 1EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princess Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Love Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quantock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Paul'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shearn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jaycroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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