Total Crime Rate
57.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beccles Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 133 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 253rd 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 Beccles Road (NR33 8HW) in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% higher than the Carlton & Whitton average (49.7 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 Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beccles Road (NR33 8HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harebell Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buttercup Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Carlton & Whitton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Periwinkle Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollow Grove Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollow Grove Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollow Grove Way | Under investigation |
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