Total Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Bishops Path area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 582nd lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bishops Path (TA8 1RF) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Path (TA8 1RF), the main crime hotspot is near Churchill Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Path area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashcott Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quantock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jaycroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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