Total Crime Rate
175.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Worston Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 216th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Worston Road (TA9 3JS) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 143.7% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worston Road (TA9 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Highbridge & Burnham South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caxton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Millard Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stiling Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stiling Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodbury Court | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Caxton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caxton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caxton Road | Under investigation |
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