Crime Rates at Hillhouse Gardens, Lowestoft, NR33 0BL

Hillhouse Gardens area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Gunton & St Margarets , and the 237th highest crime rate of 850 local areas in East Suffolk .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillhouse Gardens (NR33 0BL) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillhouse Gardens (NR33 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Kirkley Cliff Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.