Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Monks Way area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 616th 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 Monks Way (TA8 1QP) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Way (TA8 1QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marine Drive, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutherland Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monks Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop'S Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marine Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friars Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunstan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Monks Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Street —
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Data Sources

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