Postcode · Burnham-on-Sea
Crime in TA8 1QH
How much crime is recorded in TA8 1QH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Highbridge
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,172 (2024)
How safe is TA8 1QH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 81.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA8 1QH area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
81.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
149
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 1QHNational
Violence and sexual offences65.223.6
Anti-social behaviour23.410.7
Burglary18.59.1
Criminal damage and arson12.94.7
Public order12.14.6
Other theft11.34.5
Robbery5.31.4
Shoplifting3.18.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.21.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs1.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.