Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 60.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 Court area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Bressingham & Burston , and the 90th highest crime rate of 436 local areas in South Norfolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Court (NR15 2WY) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% higher than the Bressingham & Burston average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Court (NR15 2WY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Street, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Michaels Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Beech Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michaels Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michaels Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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