Postcode · Stevenage
Crime in SG1 6BF
How much crime is recorded in SG1 6BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Ashby & Wymondley
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,333 (2024)
SG1 6BFStevenage
How safe is SG1 6BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG1 6BF area, well 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
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 6BFNational
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Burglary1.89.1
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Public order0.64.6
Other crime0.51.5
Other theft0.54.5
Drugs0.52.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 64% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.