Total Crime Rate
12.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gateley Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Hermitage , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .
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 Gateley Road (NR20 5LP) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower than the Hermitage average (29.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gateley Road (NR20 5LP), the main crime hotspot is near Gateley Road, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.
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