Total Crime Rate
63.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dukes Meadow area has the 16th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Beccles & Worlingham , and the 222nd 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 Dukes Meadow (NR34 9ET) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dukes Meadow (NR34 9ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexandra Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Beccles & Worlingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dukes Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmund'S Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Temperance Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stuart Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Orchard Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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