Total Crime Rate

243.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.3 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 243.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Morland Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 139th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morland Road (TA9 3BD) in the last 12 months was 243.2 per 1,000 residents and was 237.2% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 185.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morland Road (TA9 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Gulliford Close. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mallard Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gulliford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Willet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smith Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gulliford Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gulliford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gulliford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gulliford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimber Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willet Close
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 Tanning Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanning Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lockyer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Willet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gulliford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willet Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willet Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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