Crime Rates at Dewar Close, Burnham-on-sea, TA8 2TE

Dewar Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 212th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Dewar Close (TA8 2TE) in the last 12 months was 179.8 per 1,000 residents and was 149.2% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -39.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dewar Close (TA8 2TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Truro Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.