Crime Rates at The Croft, Lowestoft, NR32 2BQ

The Croft area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 335th highest crime rate of 850 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 The Croft (NR32 2BQ) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Croft (NR32 2BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1144, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lattens Square (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.