Crime in Burnham-On-Sea has decreased year-on-year for a ninth consecutive month, according to the latest official figures.
Levels of monthly crime fell in Burnham between June 2007 and the end of February 2008, when compared to the same months last year, as shown on the graph above.
Criminal damage, assaults, harassment and thefts of vehicles have fallen the most during the last year, while domestic burglaries and thefts from vehicles have shown a small increase.
Sergeant Ian Kennett of Burnham Police said that increased numbers of Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) on the streets of the town and improved crime awareness among the public have contributed to the figures.
“The picture as a whole is good, with crime in Burnham showing a downward trend, but we’re certainly not becoming complacent and want to further reduce it further,” he told Burnham-On-Sea.com.
“The figures are due to a combination of more PCSOs on the town’s streets and police getting the safety message out to residents.”
Meanwhile, the latest figures also show the amount of crimes where there has been some form of legal sanction taken against the offender – such as court action, cautions or fines – has risen from 24% to 27.4% year-on-year in Burnham.
