Total Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.2 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lynton Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 147th lowest 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 Lynton Road (TA8 1PW) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynton Road (TA8 1PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 52 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 Lynton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Public order Dunstan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cottage Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottage Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Row —
Sep 2025Public order Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Technical Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Technical Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Adam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Adam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Sep 2025Public order Monks Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order College Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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