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Crime · Lowestoft
Reported crime in Lowestoft
5,781 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 107 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
5,781
Rate / 1,000
107
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,445 | 42% |
| Anti social behaviour | 701 | 12% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 670 | 12% |
| Shoplifting | 425 | 7% |
| Public order | 311 | 5% |
| Other theft | 299 | 5% |
| Vehicle crime | 243 | 4% |
| Burglary | 180 | 3% |
| Drugs | 142 | 2% |
| Other crime | 128 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 92 | 2% |
| Possession of weapons | 81 | 1% |
| Robbery | 36 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 28 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 242 | 173 | 205 | 218 | 215 | 169 | 186 | 171 | 203 | 193 | 240 | 230 | 2445 |
| Anti social behaviour | 55 | 82 | 89 | 66 | 41 | 39 | 50 | 56 | 38 | 51 | 77 | 57 | 701 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 57 | 49 | 47 | 60 | 49 | 59 | 57 | 48 | 51 | 62 | 70 | 61 | 670 |
| Shoplifting | 26 | 36 | 43 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 39 | 29 | 49 | 33 | 37 | 46 | 425 |
| Public order | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 311 |
| Other theft | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 30 | 299 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 243 |
| Burglary | 17 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 180 |
| Drugs | 8 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 142 |
| Other crime | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 128 |
| Bicycle theft | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 92 |
| Possession of weapons | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 81 |
| Robbery | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 36 |
| Theft from the person | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 28 | |||
| Total | 509 | 471 | 507 | 484 | 454 | 423 | 455 | 415 | 502 | 467 | 558 | 536 | 5781 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Lowestoft, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 54,079.