Postcode · Lowestoft
Crime in NR33 8JA
How much crime is recorded in NR33 8JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pakefield South & Kessingland
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,871 (2024)
NR33 8JALowestoft
How safe is NR33 8JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR33 8JA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
NR33 8JANational
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Burglary6.79.1
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft2.04.5
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.