Total Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 43.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Friars Way area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 777th lowest crime rate of 1,847 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 Friars Way (TA8 1RD) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Way (TA8 1RD), the main crime hotspot is near Sutherland Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friars Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jaycroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quantock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashcott Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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