Postcode · Stevenage
Crime in SG1 5ES
How much crime is recorded in SG1 5ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pin Green
- Council
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,027 (2024)
SG1 5ESStevenage
How safe is SG1 5ES
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 5ES 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
93
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 5ESNational
Violence and sexual offences35.423.6
Anti-social behaviour16.010.7
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Other theft7.94.5
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Burglary7.59.1
Public order5.34.6
Drugs4.52.4
Shoplifting2.78.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% 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.