Postcode · Lowestoft
Crime in NR32 5JP
How much crime is recorded in NR32 5JP, 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
- 1,507 (2024)
NR32 5JPLowestoft
How safe is NR32 5JP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR32 5JP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 5JPNational
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Burglary10.09.1
Vehicle crime8.03.5
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.