Total Crime Rate

356.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 356.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Horse & Groom Lane area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Beccles & Worlingham , and the 9th 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 Horse & Groom Lane (NR34 9HG) in the last 12 months was 356.1 per 1,000 residents and was 511.8% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 156.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horse & Groom Lane (NR34 9HG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Horse & Groom Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Puddingmoor Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaol Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Old Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Market Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fair Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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