Postcode district · Beccles
Crime in NR34
How much crime is recorded in NR34, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 30,268 (2024)
NR34Postcode district · Beccles
How safe is NR34
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in NR34, 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
NR34National
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Burglary5.19.1
Shoplifting4.08.4
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.44.6
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.