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Crime in TA8 2PX

How much crime is recorded in TA8 2PX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Burnham-on-Sea
Council
Somerset
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,439 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TA8 2PX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA8 2PX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 2PXNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Burglary2.79.1
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% 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.

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