Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 24.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beccles Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bradwell South and Hopton , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 331 local areas in Great Yarmouth .

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 Beccles Road (NR31 8AB) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower than the Bradwell South and Hopton average (66.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beccles Road (NR31 8AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ecclestone Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crab Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beccles Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ecclestone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crab Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Falkland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leach Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arches Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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