Total Crime Rate
245.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thorne Park area has the 8th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 112th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Thorne Park (TA8 1QH) in the last 12 months was 245.5 per 1,000 residents and was 283.7% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 150.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorne Park (TA8 1QH), 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.
View Crime In Burnham on Sea North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Atlantic Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B3139 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bay View Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marine Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlantic Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Briar Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Highburn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highburn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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