Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 149.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Close area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Hermitage , and the 34th highest crime rate of 441 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 Close (PE32 2DU) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 337.8% higher than the Hermitage average (34.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 167.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Close (PE32 2DU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Priory Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Place —
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Data Sources

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