Postcode · Stevenage
Crime in SG1 2PP
How much crime is recorded in SG1 2PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Symonds Green
- Council
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,736 (2024)
SG1 2PPStevenage
How safe is SG1 2PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG1 2PP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 2PPNational
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary5.49.1
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime0.61.5
Public order0.54.6
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.