Postcode · Stevenage
Crime in SG1 3FD
How much crime is recorded in SG1 3FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodfield & Old Town
- Council
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,768 (2024)
How safe is SG1 3FD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG1 3FD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 3FDNational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Drugs4.42.4
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft4.34.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order4.04.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.