Crime Rates at Broadwaters Road, Lowestoft, NR33 9HT

Broadwaters Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 133 local areas in Carlton & Whitton , and the 208th 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 Broadwaters Road (NR33 9HT) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% higher than the Carlton & Whitton average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadwaters Road (NR33 9HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westwood Avenue, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thurne Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.