Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clerks Piece area has the 10th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Beccles & Worlingham , and the 175th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clerks Piece (NR34 7BG) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% higher than the Beccles & Worlingham average (58.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clerks Piece (NR34 7BG), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Hill. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clerks Piece area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Elizabeth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leggett Walk Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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