Total Crime Rate

1154.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

660.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1154.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 660.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 500.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 120.4 10/10
  • Public order 111.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.8 8/10
  • Drugs 58.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 43.2 10/10
  • Burglary 37.0 10/10
  • Other theft 34.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.6 10/10
  • Other crime 21.6 10/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
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

Beach Road area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

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 Beach Road (NR32 1DS) in the last 12 months was 1154.3 per 1,000 residents and was 589.1% higher than the Harbour & Normanston average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 162 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 214 (≈ 660.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Road (NR32 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 225 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suffolk Road (75 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Beach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevan Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bevan Street East —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bevan Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waveney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bevan Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bevan Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waveney Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Surrey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Suffolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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