Postcode · Beccles
Crime in NR34 8RF
How much crime is recorded in NR34 8RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Halesworth & Wangford
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,128 (2024)
NR34 8RFBeccles
How safe is NR34 8RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR34 8RF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
NR34 8RFNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Burglary3.29.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft1.64.5
Public order0.84.6
Other crime0.51.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.