Total Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abingdon 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 Abingdon Street (TA8 1PL) 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 Abingdon Street (TA8 1PL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abingdon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Row —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steart Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shearn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adam Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cottage Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Technical Street —
Apr 2026Public order Technical Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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