Crime Rates at High Street, Lowestoft, NR32 1XW

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 4th highest crime rate of 850 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 1XW) in the last 12 months was 854.8 per 1,000 residents and was 847.8% higher than the Gunton & St Margarets average (90.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 580.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (NR32 1XW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near London Road North (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.