Total Crime Rate
55.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beeching Drive area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .
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 Beeching Drive (NR32 4TB) in the last 12 months was 55.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Gunton & St Margarets average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beeching Drive (NR32 4TB), the main crime hotspot is near Arnhem Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gunton & St Margarets| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arnhem Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arnhem Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Worthing Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arnhem Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arnhem Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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