Total Crime Rate

148.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.7 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 148.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

South Terrace area has the 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 283rd 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 South Terrace (TA8 1PY) in the last 12 months was 148.6 per 1,000 residents and was 106.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Terrace (TA8 1PY), 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 South Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Technical Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Row —
Apr 2026Public order Shearn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steart Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cottage Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adam Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Technical Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Technical Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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