Postcode district · Lowestoft
Crime in NR32
How much crime is recorded in NR32, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 42,584 (2024)
NR32Postcode district · Lowestoft
How safe is NR32
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in NR32, 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
40.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
NR32National
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Shoplifting10.38.4
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Burglary8.39.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.