Postcode · Lowestoft
Crime in NR32 5PG
How much crime is recorded in NR32 5PG, 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
- 1,139 (2024)
NR32 5PGLowestoft
How safe is NR32 5PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR32 5PG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 5PGNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Burglary3.79.1
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft0.14.5
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.