Total Crime Rate
178.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burnham Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 198th highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Burnham Road (TA9 3JF) in the last 12 months was 178.9 per 1,000 residents and was 179.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burnham Road (TA9 3JF), 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.
View Crime In Burnham on Sea North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearce Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodbury Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stiling Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burnham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Newtown Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caxton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodbury Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caxton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lockyer Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Morland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Morland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Morland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Morland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Morland Road | Under investigation |
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