Postcode · Burnham-on-Sea
Crime in TA8 1LJ
How much crime is recorded in TA8 1LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burnham-on-Sea
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,584 (2024)
TA8 1LJBurnham-on-Sea
How safe is TA8 1LJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA8 1LJ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
TA8 1LJNational
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Shoplifting5.88.4
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft4.54.5
Public order3.24.6
Burglary2.59.1
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.21.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.