Postcode · Lowestoft
Crime in NR33 8JS
How much crime is recorded in NR33 8JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Carlton Colville
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,933 (2024)
NR33 8JSLowestoft
How safe is NR33 8JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR33 8JS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 8JSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Burglary3.69.1
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.64.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.