Crime Rates at Beccles Road, Lowestoft, NR33 8QU

Beccles Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 133 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 219th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beccles Road (NR33 8QU) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% higher than the Carlton & Whitton average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beccles Road (NR33 8QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smith'S Walk (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.