Total Crime Rate

174.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 174.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highbridge Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 205th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Highbridge Road (TA8 1LW) in the last 12 months was 174.8 per 1,000 residents and was 173.2% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbridge Road (TA8 1LW), the main crime hotspot is near Churchill Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highbridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Highburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B3139 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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