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Crime in SG1 2

How much crime is recorded in SG1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stevenage
Region
East of England
Population
14,505 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG1 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG1 2, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
39.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Anti-social behaviour22.110.7
Shoplifting15.88.4
Burglary11.99.1
Public order9.24.6
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Other theft6.24.5
Drugs4.52.4
Bicycle theft4.01.0
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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