Postcode · Stevenage
Crime in SG1 6EB
How much crime is recorded in SG1 6EB, 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
- 1,496 (2024)
How safe is SG1 6EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG1 6EB area, broadly in line with 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
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 6EBNational
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 103% 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.