Total Crime Rate

312.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 312.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Caxton Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 80th highest crime rate of 1,848 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 Caxton Drive (TA9 3GF) in the last 12 months was 312.5 per 1,000 residents and was 388.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 159.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caxton Drive (TA9 3GF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Caxton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caxton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southwell Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodbury Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodbury Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caxton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stiling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Burnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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