Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beech Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Brooke , and the 38th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in South Norfolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Close (NR14 6JF) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 696.6% higher than the Brooke average (13.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Close (NR14 6JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leman Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Bungay Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Beech Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft High Bungay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leman Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Leman Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Leman Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Clay Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Bungay Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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