Total Crime Rate
94.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Esplanade area has the 27th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 473rd highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Esplanade (TA8 2AG) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Esplanade (TA8 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chapel Street (11 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Esplanade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Charlestone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princess Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Princess Street | Under investigation |
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