Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Worston Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 918th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Worston Lane (TA8 1LX) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -73.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 126.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worston Lane (TA8 1LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Atlantic Crescent, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brue Crescent (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Worston Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bay View Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B3139 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Atlantic Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Monks Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop'S Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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