Total Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spinney Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Hermitage , and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 441 local areas in Breckland .
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 Spinney Close (NR20 4TB) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% lower than the Hermitage average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spinney Close (NR20 4TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Avenue (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hermitage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Lane | — |
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