Crime Rates at Lime Avenue, Lowestoft, NR32 3QG

Lime Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 125th 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 Lime Avenue (NR32 3QG) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 341.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Avenue (NR32 3QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Birch Close, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fuller Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.