Postcode · Burnham-on-Sea
Crime in TA8 2SL
How much crime is recorded in TA8 2SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Berrow & Brent Knoll
- Council
- Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,535 (2024)
How safe is TA8 2SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TA8 2SL 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
17.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 2SLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Burglary1.29.1
Public order1.24.6
Other crime1.11.5
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.