Crime Rates at Cross Keys, Lowestoft, NR32 2LQ

Cross Keys area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 48th highest crime rate of 850 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 Cross Keys (NR32 2LQ) in the last 12 months was 157.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Keys (NR32 2LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reeve Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beresford Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.