Crime Rates at Rotterdam Road, Lowestoft, NR32 2SX

Rotterdam Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 75th 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 Rotterdam Road (NR32 2SX) in the last 12 months was 127.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotterdam Road (NR32 2SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, 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.