Total Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Darby Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Beccles & Worlingham , and the 47th 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 Darby Road (NR34 9XX) in the last 12 months was 7.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% lower than the Beccles & Worlingham average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Darby Road (NR34 9XX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Anne'S Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rigbourne Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Anne'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasant Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasant Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borough End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Michael'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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