Crime Rates at Wollaston Road, Lowestoft, NR32 2PE

Wollaston Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Harbour & Normanston , and the 85th 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 Wollaston Road (NR32 2PE) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 26.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wollaston Road (NR32 2PE), 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 Tonning Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.