Crime Rates at Gordon Road, Lowestoft, NR32 1NL

Gordon Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gordon Road (NR32 1NL) in the last 12 months was 985.6 per 1,000 residents and was 488.4% higher than the Harbour & Normanston average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 24.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 334.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (NR32 1NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 225 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suffolk Road (75 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.