Crime Rates at Churchill Close, Lowestoft, NR32 4AP

Churchill Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 54th highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Churchill Close (NR32 4AP) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Close (NR32 4AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollingsworth Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mylodon Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.