Crime Rates at Dove Street, Lowestoft, NR32 1SZ

Dove Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 45th highest crime rate of 850 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 Dove Street (NR32 1SZ) in the last 12 months was 159.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Harbour & Normanston average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dove Street (NR32 1SZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jacob'S Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dukes Head Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.