Postcode · Burnham-on-Sea
Crime in TA8 2BQ
How much crime is recorded in TA8 2BQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burnham-on-Sea
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,416 (2024)
TA8 2BQBurnham-on-Sea
How safe is TA8 2BQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA8 2BQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 2BQNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Burglary4.99.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other crime2.71.5
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.01.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.