Total Crime Rate

438.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

249.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 438.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 249.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 199.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.7 10/10
  • Public order 43.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Street area has the highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 49th 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 Church Street (TA9 3AF) in the last 12 months was 438.5 per 1,000 residents and was 508.0% 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 249.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (TA9 3AF), the main crime hotspot is near Market Terrace. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stiling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woodbury Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Burnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millard Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyler Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyler Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lockyer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Caxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stiling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cuthbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuthbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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