Total Crime Rate
6.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Forbes Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Beccles & Worlingham , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 853 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 Forbes Drive (NR34 9XY) in the last 12 months was 6.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% lower than the Beccles & Worlingham average (58.2 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Forbes Drive (NR34 9XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cromwell Avenue (8 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 | St Edmund'S Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowvale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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