Total Crime Rate
64.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Hermitage area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Bancroft , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 318 local areas in Mansfield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Hermitage (NG18 5HG) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Bancroft average (182.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Hermitage (NG18 5HG), the main crime hotspot is near Hermitage Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bancroft| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millersdale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucknow Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bleak Hill Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kings Lodge Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kings Lodge Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunnett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hermitage Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hermitage Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermitage Way | Under investigation |
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