Postcode · Lowestoft
Crime in NR33 9QL
How much crime is recorded in NR33 9QL, 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
- 1,470 (2024)
NR33 9QLLowestoft
How safe is NR33 9QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NR33 9QL 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 9QLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Burglary6.09.1
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.82.4
Public order0.54.6
Other theft0.44.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.