Crime Rates at Gloucester Road, Burnham-on-sea, TA8 1JA

Gloucester Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 498th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Road (TA8 1JA) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% lower than the Burnham on Sea North average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (TA8 1JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marwood Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Truro Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.