Total Crime Rate

145.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 145.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

College Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Beccles & Worlingham , and the 57th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Lane (NR34 7SA) in the last 12 months was 145.2 per 1,000 residents and was 149.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Lane (NR34 7SA), the main crime hotspot is near College Lane. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Carlford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlford Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blything Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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