Crime Rates at Hervey Street, Lowestoft, NR32 2JQ

Hervey Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 326th lowest 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 Hervey Street (NR32 2JQ) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hervey Street (NR32 2JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norfolk Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.