Total Crime Rate
132.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abingdon Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 316th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Abingdon Street (TA8 1PH) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 107.1% higher than the Burnham on Sea North average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 450.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 130.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abingdon Street (TA8 1PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Burnham on Sea North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dunstan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | College Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottage Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oxford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Technical Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Technical Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Adam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cottage Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottage Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Esplanade | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Princess Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashley Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
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