Crime Rates at High Street, Lowestoft, NR32 1HX

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 18th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (NR32 1HX) in the last 12 months was 270.1 per 1,000 residents and was 228.4% higher than the Gunton & St Margarets average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NR32 1HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albany Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dukes Head Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.