Total Crime Rate

340.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 340.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 151.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dorset Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Burnham on Sea North , and the 71st 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 Dorset Close (TA9 4AU) in the last 12 months was 340.8 per 1,000 residents and was 432.8% 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 Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 251.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Close (TA9 4AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southwell Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dorset Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakeview Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dorset Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lakeview Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southwell Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southwell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Walrow Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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