Crime Rates at Wells Cottages, Lowestoft, NR32 2LF

Wells Cottages area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 275th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Cottages (NR32 2LF) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Cottages (NR32 2LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clapham Road South, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jacob'S Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.