Crime Rates at Elmdale Drive, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft, NR33 8NB

Elmdale Drive area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 133 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 224th lowest 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 Elmdale Drive (NR33 8NB) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% lower than the Carlton & Whitton average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmdale Drive (NR33 8NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swift Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.