Postcode · Beccles
Crime in NR34 9AD
How much crime is recorded in NR34 9AD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beccles
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,623 (2024)
How safe is NR34 9AD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR34 9AD 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 9ADNational
Shoplifting20.68.4
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order4.04.6
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs2.12.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.