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Postcode sector · Stevenage

Crime in SG1 1

How much crime is recorded in SG1 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stevenage
Region
East of England
Population
16,055 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG1 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG1 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
50.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
129
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SG1 1National
Violence and sexual offences40.123.6
Anti-social behaviour23.610.7
Shoplifting20.98.4
Burglary11.19.1
Public order10.94.6
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Other theft6.94.5
Drugs5.12.4
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Bicycle theft3.51.0
Other crime2.51.5
Robbery2.11.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 5% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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