Postcode · Stevenage
Crime in SG1 6BX
How much crime is recorded in SG1 6BX, 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
- 1,528 (2024)
SG1 6BXStevenage
How safe is SG1 6BX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG1 6BX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 6BXNational
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Burglary3.59.1
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order0.84.6
Other theft0.84.5
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.