Total Crime Rate
52.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Banham Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Beccles & Worlingham , and the 280th 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 Banham Road (NR34 9JW) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Banham Road (NR34 9JW), the main crime hotspot is near Sir John Leman Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Beccles & Worlingham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Elizabeth Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Centre Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Centre Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Brown Way | Under investigation |
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