Postcode · Lowestoft
Crime in NR32 9SB
How much crime is recorded in NR32 9SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Normanston & Oulton Broad East
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,329 (2024)
NR32 9SBLowestoft
How safe is NR32 9SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR32 9SB 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
39.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 9SBNational
Violence and sexual offences33.723.6
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime3.21.5
Public order2.14.6
Burglary1.99.1
Other theft1.34.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.