Total Crime Rate
15.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Firs area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Beccles & Worlingham , and the 172nd lowest 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 The Firs (NR34 7DP) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower than the Beccles & Worlingham average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Firs (NR34 7DP), the main crime hotspot is near Heather Way. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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