Crime Rates at Ipswich Road, Lowestoft, NR32 1TS

Ipswich Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 60th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ipswich Road (NR32 1TS) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% lower 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -73.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ipswich Road (NR32 1TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reeve Street, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Peter'S Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.