Burnham-on-Crouch Crime Rate May 2024 | Monthly Statistics

May 2024 saw Burnham-on-Crouch record a crime rate of 2.9 per 1,000 residents, placing it 65.5% below the UK average of 8.4 per 1,000. This marked a continuation of the area’s consistently low crime profile, which has long distinguished it from larger urban centres. The most prevalent crime category was violence and sexual offences, accounting for 45.2% of the 31 recorded incidents. This aligns with seasonal patterns observed in coastal towns, where longer evenings and bank holidays often lead to increased socialising in public spaces. Vehicle crime (9.7%) and drugs-related incidents (12.9%) followed as the next most common categories. The area’s relatively low property crime rate (25.8% of total crimes) suggests that local demographics and land use—such as the presence of residential housing over commercial retail—may contribute to this trend. May’s extended daylight hours and mild weather could have also influenced outdoor activities, affecting crime patterns. The UK-wide average for violence and sexual offences (2.8 per 1,000) is significantly higher than Burnham’s rate (1.3 per 1,000), reinforcing the area’s safety relative to national benchmarks. However, the seasonal context of May—marked by public holidays and increased foot traffic—remains a factor to consider when interpreting crime data.

May 2024 brought notable shifts in Burnham-on-Crouch’s crime profile, with three categories experiencing 100% increases compared to April. Criminal damage and arson rose from one to two incidents, while vehicle crime and drugs-related offences both jumped from zero to three and four cases, respectively. These increases may partly explain the 28.9% rise in the area’s overall crime rate from 2.3 to 2.9 per 1,000 residents. Conversely, public order offences dropped by 60% (from five to two), and anti-social behaviour fell by 33.3% (from three to two), suggesting a reduction in disruptive incidents during the month. The drugs category stood out as the only type significantly above the UK average, with a rate of 0.4 per 1,000 compared to the national 0.2 per 1,000. This discrepancy could reflect local factors such as proximity to transport links or transient populations. Meanwhile, vehicle crime (0.3 per 1,000) and anti-social behaviour (0.2 per 1,000) both remained well below UK averages, illustrating the area’s strengths in managing these specific crime types. Residents may find the 100% increase in drugs-related offences particularly noteworthy, as it contrasts with the overall decline in other categories.

Burnham-on-Crouch’s crime rate in May 2024 rose to 2.9 per 1,000 residents, up from 2.3 per 1,000 in April—a 28.9% increase. This shift places the area’s monthly rate in the context of a localised spike in certain offence types, though it remains far below the UK average. On a daily basis, the area experienced an average of one crime per day over the 31-day period, a figure that, while modest, highlights the direct impact on individual residents. When scaled to the population of 10,532, this equates to one reported crime for every 340 residents over the course of the month. This monthly exposure rate underscores the rarity of crime in Burnham-on-Crouch compared to national trends, where the UK average would equate to one crime for every 120 residents. The population context further illustrates the area’s safety: with 10,532 residents, the 31 recorded crimes represent a minimal proportion of the total population. This comparison is particularly striking when considering that the UK average for violence and sexual offences (2.8 per 1,000) is more than double Burnham’s rate (1.3 per 1,000). The area’s low crime levels, even amid a 28.9% month-on-month increase, reflect its distinct character as a small coastal community with fewer high-density commercial zones than larger urban areas.