Crime Rates at Hillcrest Drive, Lowestoft, NR32 4EA

Hillcrest Drive area has the 38th highest crime rate of 107 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 853 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillcrest Drive (NR32 4EA) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Drive (NR32 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hollingsworth Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Godetia Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.