Postcode · Burnham-on-Sea
Crime in TA8 2BU
How much crime is recorded in TA8 2BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burnham-on-Sea
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,499 (2024)
TA8 2BUBurnham-on-Sea
How safe is TA8 2BU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA8 2BU 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
37.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 2BUNational
Violence and sexual offences33.923.6
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Public order7.04.6
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft5.84.5
Burglary2.59.1
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.01.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.