Total Crime Rate
70.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Main Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Hermitage , and the 97th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Main Road (PE32 1TE) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 137.6% higher than the Hermitage average (29.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Main Road (PE32 1TE), the main crime hotspot is near Narborough Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Vicarage Park | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Vicarage Park | — |
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