Total Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sotterley Common area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Beccles & Worlingham , and the 322nd 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 Sotterley Common (NR34 7NJ) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Beccles & Worlingham average (58.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sotterley Common (NR34 7NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.
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