Crime Rates at Burnham Road, Highbridge, TA9 3JH

Burnham Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burnham Road (TA9 3JH) in the last 12 months was 213.4 per 1,000 residents and was 233.6% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnham Road (TA9 3JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morland Road, where police recorded 44 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.