Crime Rates at Royal Plain, Lowestoft, NR33 0AE

Royal Plain area has the 4th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 12th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Plain (NR33 0AE) in the last 12 months was 330.3 per 1,000 residents and was 301.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 171.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Plain (NR33 0AE), the main crime hotspot is near Suffolk Road. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.