Postcode · Lowestoft
Crime in NR32 2RX
How much crime is recorded in NR32 2RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Normanston & Oulton Broad East
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,537 (2024)
NR32 2RXLowestoft
How safe is NR32 2RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR32 2RX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NR32 2RXNational
Violence and sexual offences22.523.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Shoplifting6.78.4
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Burglary5.69.1
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.12.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.