Crime Rates at Melbourne Road, Lowestoft, NR32 1SS

Melbourne Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 44th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Road (NR32 1SS) in the last 12 months was 166.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher than the Harbour & Normanston average (151.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Road (NR32 1SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albany Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dukes Head Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.