Total Crime Rate

159.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Place area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Hermitage , and the 27th highest crime rate of 442 local areas in Breckland .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Place (PE32 2DT) in the last 12 months was 159.8 per 1,000 residents and was 442.4% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Place (PE32 2DT), 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 (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hill'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hill'S Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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