Postcode · Lowestoft
Crime in NR32 4DS
How much crime is recorded in NR32 4DS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oulton
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,333 (2024)
How safe is NR32 4DS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR32 4DS area, less than half 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
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 4DSNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Burglary2.39.1
Public order1.64.6
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Drugs0.62.4
Other theft0.44.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.