Postcode · Lowestoft
Crime in NR32 3AP
How much crime is recorded in NR32 3AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oulton Broad West
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,683 (2024)
NR32 3APLowestoft
How safe is NR32 3AP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR32 3AP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
12
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 3APNational
Burglary4.59.1
Violence and sexual offences4.223.6
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Criminal damage and arson0.64.7
Public order0.54.6
Other theft0.54.5
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.