Total Crime Rate
30.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Hermitage , and the 183rd 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 The Street (PE32 2DS) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% lower than the Hermitage average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Street (PE32 2DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Priory Place, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill'S Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hermitage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Priory Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Place | — |
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