Total Crime Rate

185.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 185.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Myrtle Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 185th 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 Myrtle Drive (TA8 2HB) in the last 12 months was 185.9 per 1,000 residents and was 190.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 425.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myrtle Drive (TA8 2HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Myrtle Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Esplanade —
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunstan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charlestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order College Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
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Data Sources

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