Postcode · Stevenage
Crime in SG1 3RT
How much crime is recorded in SG1 3RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodfield & Old Town
- Council
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,798 (2024)
SG1 3RTStevenage
How safe is SG1 3RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG1 3RT area, 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
47.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 3RTNational
Violence and sexual offences40.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Public order9.14.6
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Drugs4.22.4
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.71.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% 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.