Postcode · Lowestoft
Crime in NR32 3EL
How much crime is recorded in NR32 3EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oulton
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,436 (2024)
NR32 3ELLowestoft
How safe is NR32 3EL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR32 3EL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 3ELNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Burglary4.29.1
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other theft1.14.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.62.4
Anti-social behaviour0.410.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.