Crime Rates at Oxford Street, Burnham-on-sea, TA8 1LQ

Oxford Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 261st highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Street (TA8 1LQ) in the last 12 months was 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (TA8 1LQ), 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.