Postcode · Lowestoft
Crime in NR33 9GL
How much crime is recorded in NR33 9GL, 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
- 1,514 (2024)
NR33 9GLLowestoft
How safe is NR33 9GL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 55.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR33 9GL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 9GLNational
Violence and sexual offences47.023.6
Criminal damage and arson12.44.7
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Burglary8.39.1
Other theft7.74.5
Public order4.74.6
Other crime4.21.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Drugs2.92.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.