Total Crime Rate

168.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 228th highest crime rate of 1,847 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 Meadow Close (TA9 3LP) in the last 12 months was 168.7 per 1,000 residents and was 133.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Close (TA9 3LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morland Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coronation Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Close
Apr 2026Other crime Lockyer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanning Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanning Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stiling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stiling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallace Wells Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Morland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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