Total Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Russet Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Beccles & Worlingham , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Russet Close (NR34 9HU) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower than the Beccles & Worlingham average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Russet Close (NR34 9HU), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Hill. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Centre Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rigbourne Hill | Under investigation |
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