Postcode · Burnham-on-Sea
Crime in TA8 2JE
How much crime is recorded in TA8 2JE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Berrow & Brent Knoll
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,595 (2024)
TA8 2JEBurnham-on-Sea
How safe is TA8 2JE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA8 2JE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 2JENational
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Other theft8.74.5
Burglary5.89.1
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other crime2.21.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 75% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.