The police recorded 72.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Burnham-on-Sea from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 38.3. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 76.4, up from 76.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.