Crime Rates at Beresford Road, Lowestoft, NR32 2NQ

Beresford Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 92nd 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 Beresford Road (NR32 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 26 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 ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 136.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Road (NR32 2NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reeve Street, where police recorded 32 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.