Total Crime Rate
356.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Road 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 Grove Road (NR34 9QY) 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 Grove Road (NR34 9QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fair Close (9 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 | Mulberry Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stuart Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fair Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Temperance Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dukes Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaol Lane | Under investigation |
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