Postcode · Lowestoft
Crime in NR32 4LD
How much crime is recorded in NR32 4LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,408 (2024)
NR32 4LDLowestoft
How safe is NR32 4LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR32 4LD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 4LDNational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Criminal damage and arson10.74.7
Burglary3.79.1
Public order3.44.6
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.