Crime Rates at Poplar Estate, Highbridge, TA9 3AW

Poplar Estate area has the 11th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 143rd 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 Poplar Estate (TA9 3AW) in the last 12 months was 213.4 per 1,000 residents and was 233.6% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Estate (TA9 3AW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.