Crime Rates at Lattens Square, Lowestoft, NR32 2NT

Lattens Square area has the 11th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 25th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lattens Square (NR32 2NT) in the last 12 months was 231.0 per 1,000 residents and was 180.9% higher than the Gunton & St Margarets average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lattens Square (NR32 2NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A1144, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newson'S Meadow (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.