Postcode · Lowestoft
Crime in NR33 8PG
How much crime is recorded in NR33 8PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oulton Broad West
- Council
- East Suffolk
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,485 (2024)
NR33 8PGLowestoft
How safe is NR33 8PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR33 8PG 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
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 8PGNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary11.49.1
Shoplifting6.08.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.24.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.