Postcode · Stevenage
Crime in SG1 3YN
How much crime is recorded in SG1 3YN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woodfield & Old Town
- Council
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,437 (2024)
SG1 3YNStevenage
How safe is SG1 3YN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG1 3YN area, below 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 3YNNational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.14.5
Public order3.04.6
Burglary2.29.1
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.31.4
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.