Total Crime Rate

178.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 178.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Huish Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 199th 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 Huish Close (TA9 3HF) in the last 12 months was 178.4 per 1,000 residents and was 178.8% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 149.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Huish Close (TA9 3HF), the main crime hotspot is near Burnham Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Huish Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Huish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gulliford Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gulliford Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gulliford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gulliford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gulliford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gulliford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatcher Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiln Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiln Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiln Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearce Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Morland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cuthbert Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cuthbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Morland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tregelles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Avenue
Sep 2025Burglary Burnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tregelles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tregelles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Lockyer Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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