Crime Rates at Castleton Close, Lowestoft, NR32 4BZ

Castleton Close area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 850 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 Castleton Close (NR32 4BZ) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castleton Close (NR32 4BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Godetia Court, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hollingsworth Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.