Crime Rates at Dove Street, Lowestoft, NR32 1SL

Dove Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dove Street (NR32 1SL) in the last 12 months was 122.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 90.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dove Street (NR32 1SL), 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.