Total Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

East Avenue area has the 25th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 468th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Avenue (TA9 3EU) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Avenue (TA9 3EU), 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 East Avenue area

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

Data Sources

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