Crap Towns / Lowestoft / Crime

How much crime is there in Lowestoft?

The police recorded 81.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Lowestoft from September 2023 to August 2026, 6% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 38.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 81.6, down from 87.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	87.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	74.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	81.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	38.9	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.0	7.0
Shoplifting	7.1	7.1
Other theft	5.3	5.4
Public order	5.1	6.6
Vehicle crime	3.9	3.8
Burglary	3.1	3.1
Other crime	2.2	2.0
Drugs	2.1	2.4
Bicycle theft	1.3	0.5
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Robbery	0.5	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Great Yarmouth	14.2 km	200
Lowestoft	–	81.1
Gorleston-on-Sea	10.8 km	76.4
Beccles	10.7 km	65.8
Leiston	31.2 km	54.8
Bungay	19.2 km	52.2
Hemsby	25.4 km	47.0
Caister-on-Sea	19.4 km	45.8
Harleston	29.8 km	38.7
Bradwell	11.9 km	38.3
Poringland	28.6 km	31.4
The typical town	–	76.2