Crime Rates at Ashby Road, Lowestoft, NR32 2BB

Ashby Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashby Road (NR32 2BB) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower than the Harbour & Normanston average (151.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashby Road (NR32 2BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trafalgar Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alma Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.